At the Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK stadium, Colo Colo achieved a huge 3-0 victory against U. Española on date 1 of the Chile – 2024 Banco Itaú Championship tournament. Jorge Almirón’s team took the lead with the header execution by Maximiliano Falcón at minute 12 of the first half. Then, the visit widened the gap and made it 2-0 when they were 17′ into the same stage after Esteban Pavez’s play. In tune, Colo Colo reached the third with a play by Daniel Gutiérrez, establishing the 3-0 in the 31st minute of the second half.
The figure of the meeting was Esteban Pavez. The Colo Colo midfielder stood out against Unión Española since he scored 1 goal, made 42 correct passes and kicked the goal 3 times.
On the other hand, Maximiliano Falcón was key. The Colo Colo defender was important because he scored 1 goal and cleared 3 dangerous balls.
With some infractions and constant pauses, the game was played between both teams. There were several reprimands: Bastián Yáñez, Diego González, Pablo Aránguiz, César Fuentes and Arturo Vidal. Diego González was sent off after receiving his second yellow card, in the 85th minute of the second half.
The coach of U. Española, Pedro Reyes, arranged a 4-3-3 formation on the field with Franco Torgnascioli in goal; Stefano Magnasco, Jonathan Villagra, José Tiznado and Nicolás Peñailillo on the defensive line; Diego González, Luis Alberto Pávez and Ariel Uribe in the middle; and Bryan Carvallo, Valentin Adamo and Bastián Yáñez in attack.
For their part, those led by Jorge Almirón stood with a 4-3-3 strategy with Brayán Cortéz between the three sticks; Óscar Opazo, Alan Saldivia, Maximiliano Falcón and Erick Wiemberg in defense; Esteban Pavez, Arturo Vidal and Leonardo Gil in the midfield; and Cristian Zavala, Marcos Bolados and Pablo Parra up front.
The match at the Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK stadium was directed by referee Héctor Jona Gamboa.
On the next date, U. Española will visit Cobresal. On the other hand, Colo Colo will visit O’Higgins.
The local team is in sixteenth place and has not added yet, while the visitor has reached 3 points and is the leader of the tournament.
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