Colo Colo will have several weeks without action in the National Championship due to a recess in Chilean soccer.
Colo Colo gets ready to receive at the Monumental stadium Curicó United on Thursday, May 18in a game on the 15th, the last of the first round of the National Championship.
After this day, Chilean soccer will enter a recess before the second round is playedfor which the white fans will have to wait several weeks to see the Cacique again in First Division matches.
When will the national tournament return after the Chilean soccer break?
Although Colo Colo plays its commitment on Thursday, May 18 against Curicó Unido, the date 15 will end on Sunday, May 21when Cobresal and Unión Española lower the curtain of the National Championship until further notice.
According to the official fixture that the ANFP delivered before the start of the national tournament, Matchday 16 of the Primera División will be played on the weekend of July 9. For this reason, there will be no Chilean league games for almost a month and a half.
This recess will be given because matches will be scheduled Chilean Cupand it will also open the winter transfer market. Both Colo Colo and the other teams in the tournament will be able to strengthen themselves for the second part of the competition, which does not yet have a defined schedule.
Colo Colo plays everything in Copa Libertadores
The Colocolino campus will not have time to go on vacation during this recess, since once the first round of the National Championship ends must focus 100% on the Copa Libertadores.
There will be three key matches for Popular in their fight to qualify for the round of 16 of the tournament, which will be played on the following dates:
- Monagas vs. Colo Colo: Tuesday, May 23, 6:00 p.m. in Chile
- Boca Juniors vs. Colo Colo: Tuesday, June 6, 8:00 p.m. in Chile
- Colo Colo vs Deportivo Pereira: Thursday, June 29, 6:00 p.m. in Chile
Between the dates of the Copa Libertadores, the ANFP will schedule the keys of Chile Cup quarterfinalscompetition where the Cacique will face Union La Calera through the north central area.
