In their last home match in the group stage, the mining team lost 3-1 to the Brazilians, although they started winning with a goal from Diego Coelho. The Chilean vice-champion is at the bottom of his zone and can only hope to be third and qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.
Cobresal played their last home match (in Calama) in the group stage of the Libertadores Cup and, what’s more, his last opportunity to participate in the race. On Wednesday evening, the miners started with profits, but everything changed, until they fell and the desire disappeared. The 3-1 defeat against Sao Paulo left the Chilean team eliminated.
Little by little, the national football vice-champion has shown progress, notably by moving away from the lower zone of the championship, a priority at the Albi-Orange store, since It has not been significantly strengthened for dual competition. The Paulista tricolor visited the altitude after 20 years, now with the Argentinian Luis Zubeldía (the same one who became an object of desire for Colo Colo to replace Gustavo Quinteros) and without James Rodríguez, who was not part of the delegation .
Gustavo Huerta had a line of five in the background to counter the Brazilians, who started by blocking the home team with ball control. The good thing for the Chileans is that this hot flash was passing and they took the match by the hand, relying on the play of Leonardo Valencia. The first approach came in the 18th minute, with a high shot from Leandro Navarro. The former Iquique midfielder himself had a chance with a free kick that went narrowly wide later. The improvement of the Coppersalinos surprised Sao Paulo, a priori favorite.
The fall occurred in the 23rd minute, with Diego Coelho’s goal who defined in the middle of the small area after a pivot from Mesías. The action arose from an action in Valencia, whose freedom in the environment allowed minors to generate risks in the São Paulo region. The disadvantage took Sao Paulo out of the lagoon they entered. He improved and finished the first half well. In the 38th minute, Luciano equalized the score with a left-footed shot. Weak mark of albi-orange defense.
Luciano himself missed an incredible goal before the break. He headed towards the goal alone and failed in the definition: he hit Requena and the goalkeeper guessed to contain him.
Although the result kept him in the race, Huerta seemed unconvinced, so much so that He moved to the wings for the second period. Pacheco and Jorquera came in, replacing Buss and Sandoval, headlined the successful 2023 campaign. Without marking such a marked domination, Zubeldía’s team took control of the game in the squad, looking for a victory that would allow them to qualify. The former Quito League coach made three changes in a single window and one of them immediately bore fruit. Rodrigo Nestor scored a superb goal in the 60th minute, making the score 2-1.
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The local population attempted a lukewarm response, but without much conviction. In addition, the coach brought out Valencia, García and Coelho, his main offensive weapons. As an expression of struggle, it all ended in the 78th minute, with the third Brazilian goal, the work of Jonathan Calleri, with a header after a shot hit the crossbar.
Cobresal therefore sealed his fate in the tournament. He was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores with two dates remaining. He is last in zone B with one point. He no longer manages to catch up with the second, which is precisely the São Paulo club with 9, qualified for the round of 16 with Talleres. All that remains for the Chileans is to compete for third place, to access the Sudamericana, with Barcelona from Guayaquil.
Match sheet
Cobresal : L. Requena; J. Buss (46′, G. Pacheco), F. Bechtholdt, D. Céspedes, C. Toro, R. Sandoval (46′, M. Jorquera); L. Valencia (73′, L. Valencia), L. Navarro, C. Mesías; F. García (73′, F. Lobos) and D. Coelho (73′, J. Castro). DT: G. Huerta.
Sao Paulo : Raphael; Igor Vinícius, R. Arboleda, A. Franco, Patryck; Alisson, D. Bobadilla (58′, G. Galoppo); M. Araújo (58′, R. Nestor), Luciano (82′, A. Silva), Ferreira (58′, Erick); and J. Calleri (89′, Rodriguinho). DT: L. Zubeldia.
Goals : 1-0 23′, Coelho, defines in a small area after the pivot of Mesías; 1-1, 38′, Luciano, left-footed shot into the area; 1-2 60′, Rodrigo Nestor, with a long left-footed shot; 1-3, 78′, Calleri, header after the shot hits the crossbar.
Arbitrator : J. López (PAR). He reprimanded Pacheco and Lobos (C); and DT Zubeldia (SP).
Zorros del Desierto Stadium, Calama. Around 3,000 people took part.
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