Unión de Santa Fe took advantage of their numerical superiority and thrashed Gimnasia de Mendoza 4-0 at home on Monday in a match corresponding to the third round of Zone A of the Apertura Tournament. According to the Argentine News Agency, the 'Tatengue's' goals at the 15 de Abril Stadium were scored by Rafael Profini at 4 minutes and an own goal by Luciano Paredes at 41', both in the first half. Meanwhile, Marcelo Estigarribia from a penalty at 35 minutes of the second half, and Diego Armando Díaz at 39' of the same period, sealed the duel. For his part, Franco Saavedra saw a red card, at the behest of VAR, at 27 minutes of the initial stage and left the albinegros with one less player for most of the match. In the first moments of the match, Rafael Profini found the ball inside the area after an intervention by defender Juan Ludueña, controlled it, and unleashed a right-footed volley to open the scoring. At 27 minutes, the Mendoza side would suffer a new setback after the expulsion of Franco Saavedra for a hard foul on Julián Palacios at the ankle level, an action that had the intervention of VAR. Not content with his team's play, the numerical inferiority, and the adverse result, coach Ariel Broggi made two changes to try to improve his team's dynamics and seek a draw. However, towards the end of the first half, luck did not fall on Gimnasia's side, as after a deflection by defender Luciano Paredes, the ball ended up in the goal defended by César Rigamonti and put the score at 2-0 in favor of the 'Tatengue'. In the second half, the Santa Fe side found a tired opponent due to the numerical inferiority and sealed the match with two more goals from Marcelo Estigarribia from a penalty and Diego Armando Díaz with a header.
