Playing at home, Colo Colo beat U.Católica 1-0 at the Monumental stadium. Javier Correa contributed the only score of the game when the 41st minute of the second half passed.
The forward rose at the gate of the area and headed to break the goalkeeper, after receiving a pass from Lucas Cepeda. .
When 13 minutes into the first half, midfielder Carlos Palacios’ shot hit the rival goal post and Colo Colo was left with the desire to celebrate.
Arturo Vidal’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Colo Colo midfielder made 144 correct passes, recovered 2 balls and looked for the opposite goal with 2 shots.
Lucas Cepeda also played a good game. The Colo Colo midfielder made 104 correct passes, recovered 2 balls and looked for the opposite goal with 3 shots.
Colo Colo strategist Jorge Almirón stopped the starting eleven with a 3-5-2 formation with Brayán Cortéz in goal; Alan Saldivia, Maximiliano Falcón and Erick Wiemberg on the defensive line; Mauricio Isla, Arturo Vidal, Esteban Pavez, Lucas Cepeda and Carlos Palacios in the middle; and Guillermo Paiva and Javier Correa in the attack.
For their part, those chosen by Tiago Nunes took to the field with a 4-5-1 formation with Sebastián Pérez between the three sticks; Branco Ampuero, Daniel González, Gary Kagelmacher and Eugenio Mena in defense; Alfred Canales, Bryan González, Gonzalo Tapia, César Pinares and Cristian Cuevas in midfield; and Fernando Zampedri up front.
José Cabero Rebolledo was appointed as the main referee of the match at the Monumental stadium.
On the next day Colo Colo will face U. La Calera as a visitor and U.Católica will play the home game against D. Copiapó.
With this result, the host accumulates 51 points throughout the competition and occupies second place. For its part, the visit totals 42 units and is in third place.
Changes in Colo Colo
- 71′ 2T – Guillermo Miguel Paiva Ayala came out for Marcos Nikolas Bolados Hidalgo
- 96′ 2T – Carlos Alonso Enrique Palacios Núñez left for Óscar Mauricio Opazo Lara and Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo for Gonzalo Pablo Castellani
Reprimanded in Colo Colo:
- and 43′ 2T Jorge Almirón (Insulting or disapproving of the referee)
Expelled in Colo Colo:
- 49′ 2T Jorge Almirón (Red for double yellow)
Changes in Catholic University
- 57′ 2T – Salió César Ignacio Pinares Tamayo by Clemente José Montes Barroilhet
- 76′ 2T – Bryan David González Guzmán left for Guillermo Tomás Soto Arredondo and Gonzalo Andrés Tapia Dubournais for Francisco Andrés Arancibia Silva
- 88′ 2T – Erwin Branco Ampuero Vera left for Jader Barbosa da Silva Gentil
- 89′ 2T – Eugenio Esteban Mena Reveco left for Juan Francisco Rossel Corozo, Erick Andrés Wiemberg Higuera for Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña and Marcelo Javier Correa for Emiliano Javier Amor
Reprimanded in U. Católica:
- 21′ 2T Fernando Zampedri (Unsportsmanlike conduct) and 24′ 2T Alfred Canales (Unsportsmanlike conduct)
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