Penalties await: Unión and River draw, shootout to decide the winner | OneFootball

Unión wants to pull off an upset in Mendoza as they face River in the Round of 16 of the Copa Argentina. You can follow the minute-by-minute updates or listen live on Radio Gol 96.7 FM.

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End of the match between Unión and River – The game will be decided by penalties

51' 2H: Unbelievable miss by Unión – Alone in front of the goal, Palavecino missed Unión's chance to win

50' 2H: Huge save by Tagliamonte denies River's goal – After a cross from the right, Colidio headed the ball and the former Racing player made an incredible save to prevent the goal.

45' 2H: Six more minutes added – Gariano informed the fourth official of the amount of added time for the match.

41' 2H: Tagliamonte barely saves what would have been a goal by Lencina – The young River player anticipated inside the box and the former Racing goalkeeper managed to clear with his foot.

38' 2H: Tremendous chance for Unión – The Tatengue had a golden opportunity at Palavecino's feet but couldn't beat Armani or Rivero.

37' 2H: Substitutions for River – Juan Carlos Portillo, Miguel Borja, and Facundo Colidio come on, Enzo Pérez, Maximiliano Salas, and Sebastián Driussi go off.

37' 2H: Substitutions for Unión – Agustín Colazo and Nicolás Palavecino come on, Marcelo Estigarribia and Franco Fragapane go off.

29' 2H: Substitution for River – Santiago Lencina comes on, Giuliano Galoppo goes off.

29' 2H: Substitution for Unión – Augusto Solari comes on, Julián Palacios goes off.

24' 2H: Substitution for Unión – Lucas Gamba comes on, Cristian Tarragona goes off.

24' 2H: Montiel couldn't reach it and all of River called for a penalty – Great run by Acuña after being set up by Quintero, Cachete tried to push it in but was contacted, leading the Millonario to demand a penalty.

24' 2H: Substitution for Unión – Lucas Gamba comes on, Cristian Tarragona goes off.

21' 2H: Mauro Pittón with a tremendous shot that Armani managed to repel – The former San Lorenzo and Vélez player tried from outside the box and almost put Unión ahead.

19' 2H: Substitution for River – Juan Fernando Quintero comes on, Ignacio Fernández goes off.

15' 2H: Acuña with a dangerous shot that almost put River ahead – El Huevo tried from distance and his shot just went over the crossbar.

13' 2H: River misses another chance – After a cross from the right, Salas headed the ball unmarked, but it went just over the bar.

11' 2H: Armani let it slip and Estigarribia couldn't put Unión ahead – The Octopus couldn't secure the ball and the Tatengue striker couldn't push it in.

7' 2H: The Millonario responds – Ignacio Fernández looked for the first goal of the match with a cross shot, but the ball went wide and off target.

5' 2H: Tarragona with an attempt just wide for Unión – The striker fired a cross shot that caused great danger in River's box.

The second half has started in Mendoza! – The Tatengue and the Millonario are still scoreless at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium.

End of the first half! – Unión and River are tied 0-0 at the end of the first half in Mendoza.

42' 1H: Martínez with another dangerous attempt for Unión – Caramelo found the ball inside the box and fired a shot that resulted in a corner for the Tatengue.

26' 1H: Hard collision between Salas and Tagliamonte in a clear chance for River – The striker was onside but the goalkeeper anticipated him and managed to prevent the goal, though he was left shaken on the ground.

18' 1H: Caramelo Martínez tried to catch Armani off his line – The midfielder tried from midfield after seeing the River goalkeeper off his line, an attempt that wasn't far from the goal.

9' 1H: Galoppo with the first chance for River – The midfielder entered the box and volleyed, but it ended up in Tagliamonte's hands.

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