Colo Colo returned to the playing fields after the end of the first round of the National Championship. El Cacique faced Deportes Quillón as a visitor for the Chile Cup, a team he defeated by six to zero at the Monumental Stadium. Jorge Almirón had the opportunity to see soccer players on the field who have not had a great participation in Popular under his technical leadership.
Pedrero’s squad will have to focus against O’Higgins de Rancagua, a rival who will be in the Quarterfinals of the South Central Zone. The match against the Rancagüinos will take place on Sunday. Let’s remember that in that round, the matches are round-trip, so Popular will close the key as a local team.
The one-on-one victory of Colo Colo vs Deportes Quillón
Fernando de Paul (6): Although it was not very required, Tuto was attentive to be a support for his teammates or to cut off crosses. In the second fraction, the goalkeeper contained a clear chance, where he won one-on-one against Quillón’s attacker.
Oscar Opazo (4): Another poor game for Torta, who despite being surpassed in their zone and not having great overflows, was able to handle a good cross that ended in the conquest of Lucas Cepeda. Of course, he earned a free yellow after unjustified complaints. The full-back was substituted at halftime.
Emiliano Amor (5): The footballer who had just played qualifying matches for Syria returned to the starting lineup in the Chile Cup. Amor did not have any problems, where he controlled the few attacks from the southerners along with Wiemberg. The center back left the field of play after 60 minutes.
Erick Wiemberg (5): Although he occupied a position in which he is not an expert, Wiemberg did not have any problems. Who usually plays as a winger, understood perfectly with Emiliano Amor and was never surpassed in the Colocolina defense.
Daniel Gutiérrez (5): Acceptable game from the youth squad, who always stayed in his position, spending little on the attack. Gutiérrez was not demanded by his gang either, since Quillón’s attacks are focused on the right sector of Popular.
Arturo Vidal (6.5): Good game from the King, who today wore the captain’s genet. Vidal contributed all his experience, hierarchy and tranquility to lead the Colocolino team to victory. Whoever returned to Pedrero during this season contributed with an assist, enabling Lucas Soto in a great way. In the second fraction, Vidal was able to celebrate, after scoring from the penalty spot with a powerful shot. The King would come out to applause at 57′.
Vicente Pizarro (6.5): Good game from Vicho, who always seemed like the first alternative to come out and take the game to the midfield. Despite losing some balls in that area of the field, Pizarro showed clarity to play on most occasions.
Lucas Soto: (6.5) The debut of the Chile Cup served as a new opportunity for the midfielder trained in Macul. Soto did not disappoint and after 20 minutes, in Cacique’s first charge, he scored the first goal of the match. After that, he participated in the play for the second goal.
Alexander Oroz (6): After several months, the winger returned to the courts and did so in great form. Oroz was quite participative and with interesting movements both around the band and, at times, centralizing himself. The footballer born would complete a round match after converting from 12 steps after a penalty that had been committed against him. Despite the good game after his serious injury, Oroz was replaced by Carlos Palacios.
Lucas Cepeda (6.5): An opportunity for the former Santiago Wanderers and he took advantage of it in a great way. Cepeda was active and always participating in the colocolino game, the reward arrived and he was able to return to the celebrations. After a cross from Opazo and a failed overhead kick from Guillermo Paiva, the winger feinted in great form to then define and score the second goal of the match. Finally, he would retire at 75′ for Leandro Benegas.
Guillermo Paiva (5.5): It was not the best match for the Paraguayan attacker. Although he tried, showed himself as an option and contributed to the pressure, Paiva could not score, despite having a clear chance when Cacique was 4-0. Of course, the Guaraní collaborated with an assist for Carlos Palacios.
Jorge Almirón’s changes
Bruno Gutiérrez 54′ – (5): Quiet game for Bruno, who did not suffer from the attacks of the squad from the Ñuble region, along with this he also ventured into the offensive, where on a couple of occasions he gained the baseline.
Carlos Palacios 45′ – (6.5): La Joya replaced Alexander Oroz. The footballer was active in the middle of the field, where on more than one occasion he took the ball from the midfield to the attack zone. This brought him fruit, because after a pass from Paiva he took a great shot from outside the area to find the fifth figure of the duel. Furthermore, in the last minutes he assisted Benegas in a great way to complete a good game.
Gonzalo Castellani 57′ – (5): The midfielder was organized since his arrival. Of course, the only mistake occurred in the background where he lost the mark, which gave the rival a clear scoring chance, where De Paul was attentive to save Colo Colo.
Ramiro González 60′ – (5): The defender returned to the field of play and played the last 30 minutes. Ramiro had a clear chance to score the fifth goal of the duel after a header that was well contained by the rival goalkeeper. In the defensive zone he had no problems.
Leandro Benegas 75′ – (6): The forward, although he was 15′ into the match, was able to celebrate. After a good play by the Colocolino team, Palacios gave it to Benegas, who without a goalkeeper and in the middle of the small area scored to score the sixth figure. Along with this, Benegas had two other chances, which he couldn’t do in a great way.
