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La Serena received Universidad de Chile in search of its seventh consecutive victory and with the dream of forgetting the relegation and getting excited about the international cup positions. The Blues, for their part, wanted to confirm the rise shown against Audax Italiano and distance themselves from their rivals in the weighted table. Thus, the motivations of both generated an expectation that was only partially met and that was endorsed with a locked goalless draw.
Barely two minutes elapsed for Humberto Suazo to present his credentials. A low shot forced Fernando de Paul to stretch and take out what was the first figure. Those first moments showed the garnets with possession and pressure at the exit of the students. However, Rafael Dudamel’s team was settling on the field and had the most dangerous. At 6 ′, Joaquín Larrivey headed off the mark and the ball was narrowly deflected. A play that ratified the blue strength in the balls stopped in attack. Later, at 18 ‘, the tournament’s top scorer was left alone in front of Zacarías López, after an excellent pass from Walter Montillo. However, the goalkeeper managed to deflect the ball, in what was a safe fall.
In minute 30, the U could take advantage, but the referee Christian Rojas, once again discreetly committed, did not even check in the VAR a clear grip from Facundo Agüero on Larrivey. Likewise, the judge also did not get yellow in several plays that merited it and that ended up filling the patience of the coaching staff and the local players.
Miguel Ponce felt that he needed supplies in the attack and turned to Jaime Valdés, This immediately gave Suazo more freedom, who at 39 still shows a lot of quality in his game. In addition, the wingers, Magnasco and Durán, were constant attack agents with their overtaking. In parallel, the blues lost depth and dynamics, although they still managed to generate danger. At 60 ‘, Pablo Aránguiz was close to nailing a free kick, but it narrowly missed.
Dudamel waited until minute 70 to move the bench and sent Uruguayan Cristian Barros to the court for Reinaldo Lenis. The youth from Charrúa made his debut and was participative, providing speed at a time when the legs of his teammates were losing freshness. At the end, the university students were one step away from winning. Sebastián Leyton saved a shot from Osvaldo González, who slipped in after a poor start by López.
In general, it was an even meeting where both teams did not draw differences. The papayeros cut a streak of six consecutive victories, but remain calm, same case of the blues, who added a unit that can be valuable in the final count.
Data sheet
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La Serena: López; Magnasco, Ferrario (45 ′, Brito), Agüero, Duran; Leyton, Poblete; Barrientos (46 ′, Barrientos), Monardes (66 ′, Hormazábal), Paredes (76 ′, Baeza); Suazo (76 ′, Ponce). DT: M. Ponce.
U. de Chile: De Paul; Barrios, González, Casanova, Del Pino (85 ′, Carrasco); Espinoza, Cornejo; Lenis (70 ′, Mud), Montillo (85 ′, Galani), Aránguiz; Larrivey (90 + 1 ′, Henríquez). DT: R. Dudamel.
Goals: there were no
Referee: Christian Rojas. He admonished Brito (LS) and Del Pino (U)
La Portada Stadium. Without Public, by sanitary provision.
In italics, youth players.
