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As it was expected, the friendly of the Chilean team against Bolivia in Rancagua had consequences for some First Division clubs that, just a few hours later, had to kick off the 2021 National Championship without their main figures.
Martín Lasarte’s search for new faces for La Roja focused mainly on the Creole market. Names like Erick Wiemberg, Tomás Alarcón, Luis Jiménez and Daniel González were called to the Everyone’s Team, so their presence at the beginning of the tournament was more than unlikely.
One of the clubs most affected by this friendly was Santiago Wanderers, who during his visit to Unión Española could not count on González in the last line. The 19-year-old defender played 88 minutes on Friday night, despite the fact that Lasarte had promised Ronald Fuentes, coach of the Caturros, that he would only play the first half. The physical exhaustion and the short recovery time caused Fuentes to release González from the match against the Hispanics.
O’Higgins also suffered from the shock against the Altiplano, since Tomás Alarcón, the main figure of the team, played the 90 minutes and had to miss the commitment against Everton. A noticeable loss that had an impact on the operation of the Rancagüinos, who ended up equalizing before the roulettes in Viña del Mar.
Pablo Parra, midfielder of Curicó Unido was not even cited for a match against Deportes Melipilla. On this occasion, however, the torteros did not feel his absence so much and won 2-0.
Finally, Erick Wiemberg, The side of La Calera who played the entire game against the Altiplano, did not add minutes against Colo Colo either.
