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Universidad Católica returned to victory after five games and did so by beating Deportes La Serena 1-2 at La Portada Stadium, taking a big step towards the three-time championship, since he six points ahead of U. La Calera, who will face Deportes Antofagasta this Friday.
The “papayeros” were complicated in the weighted table, being close to U. de Chile surpassing them.
The “Crusaders” started the engagement better, with a very active Edson Puch who led the team throughout the game., and that he was fit, despite being several weeks without playing due to injury.
The account opening came in the 25 minutes, thanks to a free kick by Juan Cornejo, who threatened to throw a center and ended up surprising everyone, including goalkeeper Zacarías López, that did not respond with the solvency of always and “collaborated” in this as much.
The eAriel Holan’s squad continued to dominate, but found a surprising draw at the start of the second half, which came with an unfortunate own goal by Cornejo himself, who after a cross by Humberto Suazo converted into his own goal (54 ‘), waking up the ghosts that had him long ago without winning.
However, all those doubts were cleared up by Gastón Lezcano, who appeared opportunely in the rival’s small area after a corner and it definitely unbalanced the commitment, giving three gold points to the “fringe”.
The Pre-Andean players added 61 points and on the next date they will live a life or death duel against La Calera, this Wednesday, in which champions will come out if they are victorious and will continue with a total dominance in the domestic competition.
For its part, the “garnets” will visit Unión Española, in which they will try to escape the danger of the descent in the coefficient table.
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