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CA Union 1, Platense 2

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · Final · ARG: Liga Profesional Argentina

Mateo Pellegrino Casalanguila’s late goal lifts Platense over Union

FLORIDA, Argentina (Interstat) — Mateo Pellegrino Casalanguila scored in the 81st minute Tuesday to lift Platense to a 2-1 victory over Union in Week 25 of the Liga Profesional Argentina. The match at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López saw Platense improve to 1-2 in the competition and overall, while Union fell to 1-3-1 in both league and all competitions.

Pellegrino Casalanguila, a 6-3, 187-pound attacker from Valencia, Argentina, entered as a substitute in the sixth minute and netted the decisive goal, later receiving a yellow card. The match featured four cautions: Union’s Jerónimo Domina in the 41st minute, Platense’s Leonel Marcelo Picco in first-half stoppage time, Union’s Mateo Del Blanco in the 79th and Pellegrino Casalanguila in the 81st. Union’s previous results included a scoreless draw at Talleres de Córdoba and a win at Central Córdoba SdE, while Platense entered after a loss to River Plate.