Unión Española vs Fluminense 2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Group Stage
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 34': Facundo Bernal (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Unión Española. Simón Ramírez replaces Matías Marín because of an injury.
- 58': Julio Fidelis (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Vagno (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Unión Española. Fernando Ovelar replaces Cris Montes.
- 70': Substitution, Fluminense. Wesley Natã replaces Kevin Serna.
- 71': Substitution, Fluminense. Joaquín Lavega replaces Rubén Lezcano.
- 71': Substitution, Fluminense. Paulo Baya replaces Keno.
- 72': Nicolás Díaz (Unión Española) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Everaldo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 81': Substitution, Fluminense. Gustavo Cintra replaces Vagno.
- 83': Goal! Unión Española 1, Fluminense 0. Pablo Aránguiz (Unión Española) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brayan Véjar with a through ball.
- 87': Matías Suárez (Unión Española) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Unión Española. Gabriel Norambuena replaces Matías Suárez.
- 88': Substitution, Unión Española. Sebastián Pereira replaces Felipe Espinoza.
- 90'+3': Goal! Unión Española 1, Fluminense 1. Nonato (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Municipal De La Florida
Location: Santiago, Chile
Attendance: 3,862
CONMEBOL Sudamericana Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Once Caldas | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| +5 | Fluminense | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| -5 | GV San José | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| -3 | Unión Española | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Statistics
 FLU |
UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 406 |
| 462 | Passes | 488 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Unión Española (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Franco Torgnascioli (GK) |
| 21 | Nicolás Diaz  |
| 3 | Valentín Vidal |
| 18 | Felipe Espinoza |
| 19 | Bryan Vejar |
| 11 | Cristian Montes |
| 20 | Matías Marín |
| 6 | Bruno Jáuregui |
| 9 | Matías Suárez |
| 22 | Pablo Aránguiz |
| 10 | Ariel Uribe |
Fluminense (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 98 | Vitor Eudes (GK) |
| 29 | Thiago Santos |
| 26 | Manoel |
| 36 | Vagno |
| 46 | Julio Cesar Lima Fidelis |
| 18 | Rubén Lezcano |
| 16 | Nonato |
| 5 | Facundo Bernal |
| 9 | Everaldo |
| 11 | Keno |
| 90 | Kevin Serna |
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