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Coquimbo Unido was left with one foot in the round of 16 of the South American Cup, after beating Estudiantes de Mérida of Venezuela 3-0 at home, this Thursday in the first leg of the second phase of the tournament.
With goals from Diego Vallejos, Diego Aravena and Lautaro Palacios, all by air, the pirate team will go calmly to Venezuela where on November 5 it will seek to secure the pass on the return to the next phase.
Coquimbo Unido started better. After a high pressure during the first minutes and an iron mark to the Venezuelan receivers, the pirates were loosening little by little and giving ground.
At minute 4, the aurinegros reached deep down the right side before a badly stopped defense of the rojiblancos. The ball ran through the area but nobody came to finish off.
After a shot that came directly into the hands of Araque, Estudiantes put together a counterattack that took advantage of the spaces in the Coquimbanos central line. Rodríguez finished cross, but the shot went wide.
The Venezuelan team advanced the lines, put their ends in the area and opened the lanes for the ascent of their sides.
At 20 minutes, Ronaldo Rivas connected a header that passed near the left post of the pirates.
The best football moments by the locals went through the feet of Joe Abrigo.
Putting tension, the annotations were slow in coming, but all the wait was worth it for the pirates. The first goal came in the 50th minute, in a prepared play with a stopped ball and a center back, Diego Vallejos connected from the heart of the area.
At 59, Diego Aravena reached a quick center from Espinoza on a ball that traveled throughout the Venezuelan area and that the centrals did not cross to make it 2-0, increasing the advantage for the locals.
Ronaldo Rivas warned at 60 minutes with a header that almost gave the Venezuelans a discount.
In a golden debut, Palacios, at 71, scored the third for Coquimbo after heading the first ball that touched the top of the net after a cross from the right.
And minutes later, Araque avoided the room after closing the spaces to Farfán.
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