The Unión squad will concentrate in Santa Fe awaiting a decisive match for their aspirations. Unión vs. Gimnasia: facts and possible lineups. Closing Tournament. Round of 16. Stadium: 15 de Abril. Referee: Sebastián Martínez. VAR: Ariel Penel. Time: 22:00 – TV: TNT Sports. Unión: Matías Tagliamonte; Lautaro Vargas, Maizon Rodríguez, Valentín Fascendini, Mateo Del Blanco; Julián Palacios, Mauro Pittón, Mauricio Martínez, Franco Fragapane; Marcelo Estigarribia and Cristian Tarragona. Coach: Leonardo Madelón. Gimnasia: Nelson Insfrán; Juan de Dios Pintado, Renzo Giampaoli, Enzo Martínez, Pedro Silva Torrejón; Augusto Max, Nicolás Barros Schelotto; Manuel Panaro, Bautista Merlini, Jeremías Merlo; Marcelo Torres. Coach: Fernando Zaniratto. Unión de Santa Fe receives Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at the 15 de Abril stadium this Monday, November 24, at 22:00, for the Round of 16 of the Closing Tournament 2025. The referee team for this match, which will be televised by ESPN Premium nationwide, will be led by Sebastián Martínez, with Ariel Penel in charge of VAR, in what will be a broadcast for AgenciaNoticias Argentinas. "Tatengue" (Unión) seeks to sustain its aspiration to fight for the title and get into the top eight, while "Lobo" (Gimnasia) arrives boosted by three consecutive wins and with the objective of extending its good run in a key stage of the tournament. Leonardo Madelón's team faces the duel with its squad up to date financially, a situation valued by president Luis Spahn by emphasizing the effort to avoid salary delays in a context where, he indicated, more than a dozen clubs are dragging delays. In sports terms, the coach will have his ideal formation available. Unión would only receive the training rights, around 400,000 euros, in a story that the club considers a learning experience to avoid similar cases in the future. On the Gimnasia side, coach Fernando Zaniratto maintains the structure that thrashed Platense and travels to Santa Fe with the intention of sustaining the performance that led him to qualify. Nelson Insfrán will be the goalkeeper and the eleven, unless unforeseen events, will include Pintado, Giampaoli, Martínez, Silva Torrejón; Max, Barros Schelotto; Panaro, Merlini, Merlo; and Torres. Tagliamonte will be the goalkeeper, the defense is formed with Vargas, Maizon Rodríguez, Fascendini, and Del Blanco, while Martínez and Pittón hold the midfield axis alongside Palacios and Fragapane on the wings. In attack, Tarragona and Colazo form the chosen duo to seek a pass to the quarterfinals. The context of the match is also traversed by the imminent departure of Jerónimo Domina, who underwent the medical examination in Cádiz and will be free at the end of the year.
