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Chilean soccer returns to a continental semifinal. Coquimbo Unido continues to enlarge one of the best chapters in its history. A sweet-tasting defeat. They lost 0-1 to Junior, but the factor of the away goals allows the pirates to aspire to the final of the Copa Sudamericana. Cost. They sweated a lot. But the satisfaction is as great as the port.
The 1-2 victory achieved in Barranquilla, last week, left the aurinegros in an expectant situation to continue stretching the fairy tale. For the rematch, the only change made by Coto Ribera was on the right wing, placing Gatica in place of Espinoza. And just like in the Colombia game, Junior was plagued by a Covid outbreak. They only had two players on the bench.
As if it were a copypaste of the first leg, El Tiburon opened the account thanks to a penalty committed by Matías Cano. The goalkeeper commits a foul and the Peruvian judge Carrillo sanctions. Miguel Borja put the visitor ahead after seven minutes of play. Junior required another goal to overcome the tie, one with epic overtones due to the context.
Beyond the fact that the global scoreboard favored them, Coquimbo found it difficult to propose the game to a complex rival. They did not generate scoring chances, while Farfán and Abrigo, the team’s boosters, did not explode. Ultimately, they had no shots on target in the first 45 minutes. For the complement, the final and decisive stretch of the tie, cracks were generated in both frames and there was more danger in the areas. The goal Cano was angry with his defenders for the spaces they left for Junior to shoot at the door.
The duel was for anyone. Anything could happen. Farfán was the letter for Coquimbo, who later had Palacios as a companion, the man who scored goals in the Cup. But on the other hand, you had to pay attention to Borja. The clock was ticking and the temptation of Coquimbo to close the game and entrench himself was great. The semi was there. In added time, Argentine Cano had a great save, as valuable as a goal. Coquimbo Unido is in a pure hearted historical instance.
The rival in the semifinals will be Defensa y Justicia, the Halcón de Varela led by Hernán Crespo, who left on the way to Bahia. Whatever happens, the South American will have an unprecedented finalist. The filibusters want the biggest treasure.
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Coquimbo 0: Spout; González, Pereyra, Osorio; Gatica (64 ′, Villagrán), Manríquez, Aravena, J. Salas; Farfán, Vallejos (75 ′, Palacios) and Abrigo (88 ′, Arace). DT: JJ Ribera.
Junior 1: Viera; Viáfara, Rosero, Mera, Hinestroza; Didier Moreno, Sánchez; Daniel Moreno, Gutiérrez, Cetré; and Borja. DT: L. Perea.
Goal: 0-1, 7 ′, Borja, from a penalty, after Cano’s foul.
Referee: V. Carrillo (PER). He admonished Cano, Aravena, González; Sánchez, Gutiérrez, Mera.
Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium. No audience.
