Ñublense continues its preparation for its debut in the 2024 National Championship, where it hopes to once again fight for international cup positions, just as coach Mario Salas set the goal when he was presented as new coach of the “Red”. The Chilanejo team faced their second practice together in the city of Santiago, where they faced Audax Italiano, managing to win one time and fall in the other. The important thing was to test all the players to define the starting eleven that will debut on February 18 facing Coquimbo Kingdom at the Nelson Oyarzún.

In the first half of 70 minutes, the “Red Devils” fell by 2 goals to 1. The goal was scored by Maximiliano Torrealba, who is looking for his opportunity in the team after returning from his loan in Santiago Morning, where he spent a season and He played 14 games. Meanwhile, Lautaro Palacios and Javier Quiñones scored in the Italian squad.

Already in the second half played at the Ciudad de Campeones Complex, the “Comandante” team won by the minimum, with a score from Patricio Rubio, who will try to repeat his scoring season in 2023, where he scored 15 goals in the Championship , one in Libertadores and one in Sudamericana.

Now the team will return to the capital of the Ñuble Region to continue its preseason and prepare for its next match, which will be against Deportes Temuco on Saturday, February 10, a team it will face on Red Night and where the club will present its team. honor squad for this year.

For that instance, coach Mario Salas should have already defined the eleven that will start playing against the Pirates. It should be noted that the squad would already be practically closed unless Salas changes his mind before the fourth date, which is the limit for hiring.