Sports Iquique

In the match corresponding to date 11 of the Chile tournament – ​​Banco Itaú Championship 2024, U. de Chile and D. Iquique tied 2 to 2.

Deportes Iquique took the lead just in the 7th minute of the first half, thanks to a penalty from Álvaro Ramos that found the net, marking the 1-0 in their favor. Later, 8′ into the second half, Diego Orellana extended the lead with a shot. However, Universidad de Chile did not give up and sought to reduce the difference. During the 9th minute of the second half, Cristian Palacios scored a goal from a play for his team. Then, Luciano Pons equalized the score with a header in the 20th minute of the same stage.

Forward Cristian Palacios from Universidad de Chile had the chance to tie the game, but the post denied him in the 11th minute of the first half.

Universidad de Chile could not score the tiebreaker goal, but it did have the best ball possession record in the entire duel (61% average).

Luciano Pons emerged as the most outstanding player of the match. The forward from Universidad de Chile showed his best level by scoring 1 goal, shooting 3 times into the opponent’s goal and making 7 correct passes.

Hans Salinas stood out for his solid defense. The Deportes Iquique defender had a good level for removing 3 balls and clearing 7 dangerous balls.

Due to the number of fouls committed, the game was constantly interrupted. There were a large number of reprimands: Joaquín Moya, Leandro Fernández, Franco Calderón, Daniel Sappa, Diego Orellana, Hans Salinas and Diego Fernández.

U. de Chile coach Gustavo Álvarez proposed a 3-4-3 formation with Gabriel Castellón in goal; Renato Cordero, Franco Calderón and Matías Zaldivia on the defensive line; Fabián Hormazábal, Matías Sepúlveda, Marcelo Díaz and Marcelo Morales in the middle; and Maximiliano Guerrero, Cristian Palacios and Leandro Fernández in the attack.

For its part, Miguel Ramírez’s team took the field with a 4-4-2 formation with Daniel Sappa between the three sticks; Matías Blázquez, Luis Casanova, Miguel Sanhueza and Hans Salinas in defense; Agustín Nadruz, Diego Orellana, Joaquín Moya and Enzo Hoyos in the midfield; and Álvaro Ramos and César González up front.

Referee Diego Flores Seguel was in charge of supervising the game at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Municipal stadium.

On the next date, U. de Chile will face U. La Calera as a visitor, while D. Iquique will play at home against Ñublense.

With this result, the host of the match reaches 25 points and is at the top of the table. For its part, the visiting team remains at 20 points and is in fourth place in the tournament.

Changes at the University of Chile

• 45′ 2T – Renato Antonio Cordero Romo for Luciano Daniel Pons, Matthias Javier Blazquez Lavin for Ronald Bladimir De la Fountain Arias and Joaquin Ignacio Moya for Diego Nicolas Fernandez Castro
• 84′ 2T – Matías Ignacio Sepúlveda Méndez came out for Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas

Changes in Sports Iquique

• 78′ 2T – Departed Enzo Santiago Ariel Holes by Alvaro Alejandro Thin Sciaraffia
• 91′ 2T – Álvaro Sebastián Ramos Sepúlveda left for Rubén Ignacio Farfán Arancibia

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