Due to the Black and White shareholders meeting that took place this morning at the Monumental, the team of Colo Colo He postponed his practice until 5:00 p.m. at the Pedrero campus, and there he prepared for this Sunday’s duel against Union La Caleraon the 10th of National Championship.
Jorge Almiron He has almost his entire squad at his disposal, with the exception of the torn Guillermo Paiva, who will be out for a month. To return to triumphs after the draw with Alianza Lima in the Copa Libertadores, the coach will go with the best he has in his squad.
As DaleAlbo found out, The coach will play again without wingers, to continue working with a populated midfield which paid off against Universidad Católica. The chosen tactical formation is a 4-4-2with a diamond in the middle and two forwards: Carlos Palacios and Damián Pizarro.
In addition, Almirón celebrates the return of Óscar Opazo, who left a muscle injury behind and trained as a starter. Cacique’s probable eleven to face La Calera is as follows: Brayan Cortes in the arch; Oscar Opazo, Alan Saldivia, Maximiliano Falcon and Eric Wiemberg in defence; Esteban Pavez, Leonardo Gil, Vicente Pizarro and Arturo vidal in midfield; Carlos Palacios and Damian Pizarro in front.
The great opportunity for Damián Pizarro in Colo Colo
For much of the season Jorge Almirón played with a 4-3-3, with two wingers and a nine, or false nine, in the center. But after the duel with Católica, he decided to populate the midfield so that his team would no longer be predictable as it was a few weeks ago.
Against UC, he played with Paiva and Bolados as the two forwards, but against Calera he is thinking of playing with Palacios and Pizarro. As Carlitos will surely get hooked or thrown to the shores due to his characteristics, It will be Damián Pizarro who will have the responsibility of finishing the dangerous plays that the team creates.
The white youth player is playing his last games with the alba shirt, since on July 1 he will join Udinese in Italy. So far he has not had a good performance, and He has not scored goals in 2024 despite having played 12 games, with a total of 293 minutes.
The coach still has training on Saturday to confirm the offensive duo as starters, or move the pieces so that Marcos Bolados or Leandro Benegas can enter, for example. Whoever plays, Colo Colo must know how to leave the three points at the Monumental Stadium against a discreet team like Unión La Calera, which is fighting to avoid relegation.
