San Santiago Mele, they say in Santa Fe. The fans of Union already have it in a stamp to the Uruguayan goalkeeper, who this Sunday was a figure -with penalty saved included- in the 2-0 victory over Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata that allowed him to leave the last place in the table of positions of the Professional League, which will determine a descent and that now belongs to Arsenal de Sarandí, despite the resounding victory over Boca last Thursday at the start of the 19th round.
There were 31 minutes of the first half when Lobo captain Cristian Tarragona took over the maximum penalty, after a penalty of interpretation for a hand inside the area. But Mele guessed the intention of the rival striker and ended up thanking heaven for having contained another maximum penalty shot, as it happened at other times with the Tatengue shirt.
For Mele it was an ideal week, because he had received Marcelo Bielsa's call for the Uruguay National Team, facing his first friendlies of the exciting cycle that begins at the head of the 'Celeste'.
Then, those led by Sebastián Méndez – who also owe a match against Lanús – were imposed thanks to the goals of the youth Jerónimo Domina and the Colombian Bryan Castrillón, at 10 and 27 minutes of the second half, respectively.
Unión managed to get out of the bottom of the standings with its third consecutive success and, with 18 points, reached the line of Huracán, Vélez Sarsfield and Banfield, who already played, and also of Atlético Tucumán and Independiente.
Gimnasia, meanwhile, is nineteenth with 22 points and added its second defeat in a row as a visitor, just before traveling to Brazil to define its future in the Copa Sudamericana.
The "Wolf" will visit Goiás on Thursday at 19.00 and is obliged to win to arrive with chances of qualifying for the last date of the continental tournament.
