The Cacique will visit the León de Atacama in a duel that does not have much history. There are only two matches that they have played against, this being the first in the honor division of Chilean soccer.
Colo Colo begins its path through the 2023 National Championship. Los Albos want to stomp from the beginning and the first rival to beat is Deportes Copiapó. The León de Atacama was promoted to the First A of Chilean football and seeks to make history in its first participation in the division of honor of our country.
Founded in 1999, the red cast does not have major confrontations with those of Pedreros. In fact, due to his inexperience in the highest category of Creole football, It will be the first confrontation between the two in the First Division. But it is not a match that is unprecedented, since, in 2015, both teams saw each other in Copa Chile.
Colo Colo’s record against Deportes Copiapó
It was for the quarterfinals of the traditional tournament in our country in which Albos and Rojos met for a step to the semifinal. It was October 2015, when those from Atacama received Popular at the El Cobre stadium in El Salvador. It was a 3 to 2 in favor of those led by José Luis Sierra, where the goals were converted by Gonzalo Fierro twice and Humberto Suazo.
The second leg was played at the Estadio Monumental the following week. In front of more than eight thousand spectators, the Cacique could not break the copiapines and they only tied two goals. The goals of the Eternal Champion were the work of Emiliano Vecchio and Esteban Paredes to grant the definitive step to the semifinal of the championship to those from Macul, who lost in the final against Universidad de Chile due to penalty kicks.
The history of Regional de Atacama
Deportes Copiapó was born after the severe economic problems of Regional de Atacama that led to its extinction in 1998. Before said club, the Cacique also has history and a particular game stands out.
With 9 games won in 12 possible matches, a match played in 1995 at the Monumental Stadium stands out. The cast that Gustavo Benítez directed at that time brought out his best football and, in an incredible and unprecedented match, the Eternal Champion thrashed the visiting team by 10 goals to 0. Ivo Basay on two occasions, Marcelo Espina with a hat-trick, Miguel Ramírez, Fabián Estay, Marco Etcheverry, Fernando Vergara and Leonel Herrera were in charge of crowning the Cacique’s biggest win in national tournaments.
Colo Colo and Deportes Copiapó will face each other for the first time for the National Championship and they will This Sunday, January 22, starting at 6:30 p.m. All the details can be found LIVE and ONLINE through DaleAlbo.cl.
