Unión Santa Fe fell to Central Córdoba de Santiago 1:2 in the Clausura round four of Argentina's professional league on Tuesday night. The hosts led through the first half after L. Menossi struck in the 17th minute, but two quick goals inside three minutes turned the tie. To be fair, the visitors had little possession but made their moments count.
Menossi opened the scoring early, capitalising on Central Córdoba's lack of structure. Santos equalised in the 51st minute, and Mansilla completed the turnaround just three minutes later. By then Unión had already committed men forward, leaving space behind. The academy graduate Mansilla marked his introduction with a goal.
Substitutions reshaped the second half. M. Aguirre came on for Unión in the 61st minute, while Mansilla himself was replaced in the 65th. Vargas and Sequeira also saw their time cut short as the home side chased the game. D. Barrera completed Central Córdoba's changes in the 87th minute, a quiet gesture in a match decided long before.
The statistics tell the story of a team that controlled everything except the result. Unión held 60 per cent possession, launched 129 attacks, and created an expected goals tally of 1.81. Central Córdoba registered 0.48 xG from just 62 attacks. Shots on target favoured the hosts 7 to 4, yet the visitors converted with 44 per cent accuracy compared to Unión's 28 per cent.
Unión remains eighth with 21 points from 16 games, while Central Córdoba sit 13th on 16 points. The result ends the home side's recent run of three matches without defeat, though their last loss came back in May against Belgrano. Central Córdoba extend a difficult away record, but at least they found a way to punish from a corner.