Trasandino eliminates La Serena from Copa Chile with the most stupid word

Trasandino gave the hit of the day in the 2024 Chile Cup. The Second Division team managed to overcome the score against and stretched the definition to penalties to eliminate Deportes La Serena.

The duel in the northern zone began in favor of the locals with a goal by Luis Felipe Salazar in the 38th minute. Then, the paperos brought out their hierarchy and with a double from Lionel Altamirano in the 55th and 79th minutes (from a penalty), they went 2-1.

However, the Los Andes team managed to equalize the score with César González’s agonizing goal and took the decision to the penalty shootout. Definition where Trasandino resorted to the mythical “kiricocho” to eliminate La Serena.

What materialized was Enzo Guerrero’s penalty that deflected Mauricio Viana’s goal and finally closed the series 4-3 in favor of those led by Ramón Climent. So now they wait for a rival in the next round of the Chile Cup, while La Serena must remain focused on Primera B and achieve direct promotion.

What is Kiricocho?

The particular word was made popular by Carlos Bilardo’s Estudiantes de La Plata, who in the 1980s took it upon himself to wish the worst to his rival. The same one that was the protagonist in the Guerrero prison and that was evident through Trasandino’s social networks.

According to Bolavip, the story begins with a fan named Juan Carlos Kiricocho who Bilardo adopted as his ace up his sleeve. To the point that he sent him to his rivals’ training sessions to wish them ill and thus take advantage on game day at the weekend.

“Immunizes against one’s own misfortune and causes the misfortune of others”, they detail in TyC Sports. The term has become so popular that it has been used in the Champions League and even World Cups.