Huachipato has two faces. One in the national tournament and another in the Libertadores. Already had defeated Gremio in Porto Alegre and now he achieved the feat after winning 4-3 to Estudiantes in La Plataa team that was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores.
A victory that allows him to add 8 points, two more than Guild, who beat The Strongest’s Bolivians 4-0. On the next date, the national cast will receive the Brazilians in the south. This is the seventh victory of a national squad for the maximum tournament, a select group in which the UC and the U are on two occasions, in addition to Colo Colo and Everton.
The rat pundit team had clear objectives. A victory against the Chilean champion put their qualification on track and they pushed well ahead at the start of the match.
He opened the field on both sides and tried to surprise the Talcahuano team, which he cut off from the first minute. So he got the advantage early.
At 12 minutes he found his way to the goal. Tiago Palacios overtook the trans-Andean attack on the right and placed a perfect pass for Javier Correa, who deflected the ball with his head to deceive goalkeeper Martín Parra.
Huachipato could not counteract the verticality of the La Plata cast. He tried to advance the lines, but the danger did not cease, since he was completely exposed to the Argentine counterattack.
That’s how it happened at 22 minutes, when the local team was very close to the second figure. A deep pass left Correa alone, who arrived before Parra. The ball was left for Eros Mancuso, but the Chilean goalkeeper pulled himself together to block the shot with the bow at will.
After that half hour of pressure, the plant’s squad achieved balance and the match gained in excitement. Venezuelan Brayan Palmezano achieved more control of the ball and Maxi Gutiérrez became a problem on the right of the national attack.
At 37 minutes, the Chilean monarch struck. A pass from the back broke lines and Cris Martínez pivoted in the area towards the middle. Maximiliano Rodríguez He took the ball at the penalty spot and finished cross-court after a spectacular half-turn, making it 1-1.
Estudiantes tried to respond, but goalkeeper Parra was incredible to save the new fall of his goal after saving Santiago Ascacíbar’s shot with his fingertips.
In the first half’s stoppage time, the surprise came at the UNO stadium. Maxi Gutiérrez won again on the right wing, centered in the middle and Zaid Romero deflected the ball into his own goal for the partial 2-1 comeback.
The local team urgently needed the victory and this was reflected at the beginning of the complementary game. At 49′ He achieved a partial tie on a stopped ball. A free kick was headed by center back Luciano Lollo and Correa hit the far post.
However, the Talcahuano team had already taken the local’s hand and demonstrated it and it took less than a couple of minutes to take the lead again in La Plata.
He arrived with a lot of people in the host’s area, after a series of rebounds, Rodríguez put the ball back in the area, Palmezano enabled Maxi Gutiérrez to define the 3-2 with class.
Then the duel gained in emotions. At 61′, Parra saved his goal after Palacios’ shot. However, a couple of minutes later, Ascacíbar took advantage of a long cross from Colombian Edwuin Cetré to score between the Chilean goalkeeper’s legs and make it 3-3.
At the end of the duel, a goal from Carlo Villanueva made the final score 4-3, leaving the Chilean team, at least, with options to play in the next Copa Sudamericana..
