After the 2-1 win at home, Defensores Unidos visited Villa San Carlos in La Plata and drew goalless, but with the aggregate score in their favor, they will play next season in the Primera Nacional for the first time in their history. The bet that the leaders of the CADU made to give the command to Santiago Davio after the departure of Reinaldo Merlo finally paid off. In the Clausura, the club finished in fifth position and thus qualified for the Reduced of the Primera B Metropolitana.
DEFENSORES UNIDOS ASCENDED TO THE PRIMERA NACIONAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY!! THE DREAM OF AN ENTIRE CITY WAS FULFILLED. A FESTEJAR pic.twitter.com/h7TJ7Cdww2 — United Defenders (@caduoficialok)
November 6, 2022
Step by step, the “Celeste” began to grow and left on the way to Cañuelas, Fénix and Deportivo Armenio -winner of the tournament-. Then, the club of Zárate received in the Giant of Villa Fox to Villa San Carlos for the first leg final, and managed to overcome it by 2 to 1 with two goals from Maximiliano Ortigoza.De visitor at the stadium of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, the CADU tied 0 to 0 and, with the victory in the aggregate score, He finally got the long-awaited promotion. As a prize for winning the Reduced of the First B, Defensores Unidos also seized the last ticket of the category for the next Argentine Cup and will face Godoy Cruz de Mendoza in the 32nd final.
