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University of Chile did not shine, but fulfilled the task by beating 3-0 to Sports La Serena at the National Stadium, closing the 14th date of the National Championship.
The Blues prevailed with a double by Joaquín Larrivey and another on the end of Nicolás Guerra, remaining in fourth position in the table eight points behind the leader of the contest Catholic University.
Deportes La Serena, meanwhile, continues as the only bottom player in the championship with six units and, although he offered resistance especially in the first half and Humberto Suazo wasted a penalty, he could not cut his losing streak.
Hernán Caputto raised a new eleven at the La Portada Stadium, with the young Mauricio Morales replacing Camilo Moya, with the return of Jimmy Martínez and with Augusto Barrios at the expense of Matías Rodríguez, who went to the bank and did not enter, a situation that It had not happened since 2016. Meanwhile, Angelo Henríquez did not even go to the bench.
And despite playing only on offense, Larrivey was key in the student victory with a double. He first scored a penalty at 59 ‘, sanctioned after a violation by Sebastián Leyton to Gonzalo Espinoza in the area.
And at 78 ‘, Walter Montillo hit a pinpoint center from the right side that the Argentine striker defined with a powerful header. The formula worked for Caputto, who in any case brought Nicolás Guerra to accompany the former Cerro Porteño. The “Nico” was in charge of sealing the triumph of the U with a bombshell in the discounts.
Despite the result, the garnets had several clear chances to win, especially in the first half. Kevin Medel burst the crossbar at 12 ‘and Jaime Valdés fired a remarkable free kick at 18’ that demanded Fernando De Paul. Leyton was also close in the 25th minute with a shot from outside the area that touched the left post.
But by far the best option was Humberto Suazo from penalty kick at 84 ‘after a hand from Jimmy Martínez. However “Pacifier” hit him very announced and De Paul stopped him shot, catching his first shot from 12 steps in the year.
About closing, Nicolas Guerra He closed the blue victory with a good goal, ending the losing streak of two consecutive falls that the students had.
Thus, Universidad de Chile returned to hugging and climbed to fourth place with 25 points, still far from the 33 of Universidad Católica. Meanwhile, La Serena, who still has interim coach Óscar Correa, is the absolute bottom with 6 points and a tough battle awaits him to remain in the second wheel.
On the following day, the laity will visit Antofagasta and those from the Fourth Region will face Palestino.
Source: 24Horas.cl with information from Agencia Aton
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