2023-11-11 01:30:30
Catholic University y University of Chile will star this Saturday, from 3:00 p.m. at the Santa Laura Stadium, in the most attractive duel of the twenty-seventh date of the National Championship 2023tournament that enters right land.
Title possibilities that do not exist for both squads, which face each other in a mediocre classic as they are placed seventh and ninth, respectively, and resign themselves to the fight to finish in positions of classification to Copa Sudamericana as a reward for an irregular season.
The dispute over the 197th edition of the university classic finds crusaders and laymen in the middle of lackluster campaigns and urgent to win to save the season with at least one participation in an international tournament, which renews hopes for next year.
The worst scenario is that of the University of Chile, whose coach Mauricio Pellegrino He has faced the entire semester with the risk of being fired, due to a record of just two wins in 11 games. They are 34 points out of the Sudamericana positions and the club has not attended international cups for two years.
The history between the two favors them with 73 victories and 63 draws compared to 60 victories for the Catholic, but they come to the match with very important losses such as Nicolas Guerra and the defenders Nery Dominguez and Ignacio Tapiaexpelled in the last game against Everton, rescheduled last Monday, and who lost 2-1.
“A win would give us a very good push for the final stretch. There is also the emotional aspect of winning a classic… For us it will be a very important match at all levels and what it may have repercussions is something that we cannot control, but for us it is a very nice commitment,” Pellegrino said at the conference. press.
The Catholic University with Nicolás Núñez at the helm has 37 units and occupies the last place that gives access to continental tournamentshas a better record with three wins, a draw and a loss in its last five games, and promises to go all out with a stellar starting team at the Santa Laura stadium.
“We had a good week of preparation, everything was good, there is a positive evaluation, we played good friendlies and beyond the results, from what we want to propose there was a growth“, expressed the crossed goalkeeper Nicolás Peranic.
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