Gimnasia de La Plata defeated Unión de Santa Fe 2-1 in the round of 16 of the Liga Profesional, with goals from Manuel Panaro and Enzo Martínez. Cristian Tarragona scored for the home team, but it was not enough to prevent elimination. The win allows Gimnasia to advance to the quarterfinals, where they will face Barracas Central.
The match took place on November 24, 2025, at the 15 de Abril stadium in Santa Fe, with Unión as the home team. Gimnasia opened the scoring in the 17th minute of the first half with a goal from Manuel Panaro, followed by Enzo Martínez's at the 23rd minute, giving them a 2-0 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Unión pressed with 60% possession and 23 shots on goal, compared to Gimnasia's 40% and 7 attempts. At the 8th minute, Cristian Tarragona scored for Unión, but the team could not equalize. Referee Sebastián Martínez issued four yellow cards to Gimnasia (Enzo Martínez, Augusto Max, Nicolás Barros Schelotto, and Nelson Insfrán) and two to Unión (Mauricio Martínez and Valentín Fascendini), with no red cards.
Notable substitutions included Gimnasia replacing Marcelo Torres with Jan Hurtado at the 45th minute of the second half, and Unión substituting Franco Fragapane with Nicolás Palavecino at halftime. Final statistics showed 353 accurate passes for Unión against 153 for Gimnasia, and 18 recoveries for the visitors against 14 for the hosts.
Gimnasia arrives in good form, with recent wins against Platense (3-0), Vélez (2-0), and River (1-0). Unión, meanwhile, had been drawing in previous matches. Historically, Unión had the edge in recent head-to-heads, winning four of the last five. With this victory, Gimnasia joins seven teams already qualified for the Clausura quarterfinals, awaiting the winner between Lanús and Tigre.