COLO COLO
The top winner of the Chile Cup begins the defense of the title at home against Colegio Quillón. The albos come from losing surprisingly against Sports Copiapó in the Monumental, at the closing of the first wheel of the National Championship, where they are fourth at six points University of Chilethe tournament leader.
Jorge Almirón’s team will begin its fourth tournament of the year (it has already played in the Super Cup, League and Copa Libertadores), and will have as its maximum figure Arturo Vidal, who was left out of Chile’s roster for the Copa América.
Of course, the DT will not have players like Brayan Cortés, Esteban Pavez, Cristian Zavala and Marcos Boladoswhich are already in USA preparing the debut of La Roja against Peru.
In terms of reinforcements, the Cacique is looking for a ‘9’ who can replace Damián Pizarro, sold to Udinese. Lucas Di Yorio It was the option that most seduced in Black and White, but as AS learned, Athletico Paranaense requested a loan with a mandatory purchase option. That complicates Colo Colobecause the Argentine was bought by ‘Furacao’ for three million dollars.
What is Plan B? Mateo Coronel from Atlético Tucumán, although it must be noted that he is not a natural center forward.
