Colo Colo will play his fifth Super Cup final this Sunday. The record is in favor of the Cacique, since out of four finals played, Popular has lifted the trophy three times.
Colo Colo will face a great challenge this Sunday. Los Albos have the possibility of lifting the first title of the season against a rival with history, Magallanes. El Cacique will try, in Viña del Mar, to be the Chilean super champion again.
This 2023, the eleventh version of the Super Cup will be played, in which the Eternal Champion has already made history. But, against Magellan there will be some interesting data, which is worth mentioning.
Marcos Bolados, the only survivor of the first
Colo Colo accumulates four Super Cup finals. The first of them was played in 2017, against Universidad Católica. Among the substitutes for that game, Marcos Bolados stood out, who saw minutes in that duel. Precisely the former Deportes Antofagasta is the only one, as long as he is among those mentioned for Sunday, to be part of the two teams.
The possible return of “7”
The arrival of Carlos Palacios excites the Colocolino fans. The new reinforcement of the Eternal Champion played a few minutes in the friendly match against Huracán, so there is a possibility that he will be considered by Gustavo Quinteros against Magallanes. If the player formed in Independencia plays that match, the “7” will return to a Super Cup, an important number, since the last time it was used was in the 2018 Super Cup, when it was carried by Esteban Paredes.
Gustavo Quinteros also goes through history
Gustavo Quinteros has won two Super Cups, one with Universidad Católica and another with Colo Colo. The Argentine strategist leads, with Pablo Guede, as the coaches who have the most Super Cups. Thus, Quinteros wants to become the most winning coach of this tournament. In addition, if he wins on Sunday, the current coach from Colocolino would match Guede by obtaining two Super Cups with Popular.
Leonardo Gil and Colo Colo’s top scorers in the Super Cup
Among the Colombian scorers in this tournament are Esteban Paredes, Jaime Valdés and Leonardo Gil with two goals each. Only the Chilean-Argentine midfielder continues in the race, who will have the chance to become the cacique’s top scorer in the tournament.
Colo Colo goes for another historical record
The duel will be important in the long history of the Cacique. And it is that, if they obtain the trophy on Sunday in Viña del Mar, Colo Colo would equal Universidad Católica as the top winners of the Super Cup, with four trophies. As if that were not enough, a victory, within regulation time, will mean for Pedrero’s team to lead the competition’s all-time table, in which they are second so far.
In this way, Pedrero’s team will play this Sunday, January 15, against Magallanes, at the Sausalito stadium from 7:00 p.m.
