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U. de Chile managed to beat Colo Colo with a solo goal, in the match played in Monumental for date 4 of the Chile – Banco Itaú 2024 Championship tournament. In the 29th minute of the first half, Israel Poblete was able to seal the fate of the match for U. of Chile.

Colo Colo had a chance to score that was almost equal, but Carlos Palacios’ shot ended up hitting the post.

With less possession but more forcefulness, Universidad de Chile defeated Colo Colo, who had greater control of the ball (64%) throughout the match.

Israel Poblete’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Universidad de Chile midfielder scored 1 goal, made 31 correct passes and recovered 3 balls.

Franco Calderón’s defensive presence was notable in the game. The defender from Universidad de Chile was important for recovering 2 balls and rejecting 8 dangerous balls.

It was a duel that was stopped due to the high accumulation of infractions on the field. There was only one card, in the 71st minute of the second half Gabriel Castellón received a yellow card.

The coach of Colo Colo, Jorge Almirón, presented a 4-3-3 tactical layout with Brayán Cortéz in goal; Óscar Opazo, Alan Saldivia, Maximiliano Falcón and Erick Wiemberg on the defensive line; Esteban Pavez, Arturo Vidal and Leonardo Gil in the middle; and Cristian Zavala, Carlos Palacios and Marcos Bolados in the attack.

For its part, Gustavo Álvarez’s team came out with a 3-4-3 tactical arrangement with Gabriel Castellón between the three sticks; Franco Calderón, Emmanuel Ojeda and Matías Zaldivia in defense; Fabián Hormazábal, Marcelo Díaz, Israel Poblete and Marcelo Morales in the midfield; and Maximiliano Guerrero, Cristian Palacios and Leandro Fernández up front.

José Cabero Rebolledo was the referee chosen for the match at Monumental.

On the next date, Colo Colo will visit Coquimbo Unidos and U. de Chile will play at home against O’Higgins.

In this way, the local team is in sixth place in the championship with 6 points, while the visiting team, with 9, is in second place.