Why does the U play on Mondays? Only the Colo Colo game on Saturday? : the answers to the strange programming of the date 17

The second wheel of the national championship is already underway. This weekend, date 16 was played, which left three leaders: Cobresal, Huachipato and the University of Chile. On the bottom end, Magallanes picked up a key victory over O’Higgins in their fight to retain the category and tightened the table. For the same, Many fans were eagerly awaiting the next round of local soccer. However, its strange programming has caught the attention of more than one.

Date 17 of the tournament will have one match on Friday, one on Saturday, four on Sunday and two on Monday. From the ANFP they specify to El Deportivo that to draw up the programming they take into account factors such as security, availability of stadiums, breaks for teams that play international cups, television, in addition to taking into account the other two professional categories of Chilean football (First B and Second Professional).

it’s all about to start Friday 14 with the duel between Cobresal vs. Huachipato, at 3:30 p.m. in El Salvador in a clash of contest leaders. Both teams sent a request to Quilín for the match to take place that day, and the miners requested that it not start after 4:00 p.m.

For Saturday, only the Colo Colo and O’Higgins match is scheduled at the Monumental stadium, at 12.30 p.m., a duel which It must be played that day because the Cacique travels to Brazil to face the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana qualifiers against América MG on Tuesday 18. For its part, this match affects the calendar of the Spanish Union against the University of Chile, which, due to the Albos match, could not be agreed for Saturday and will be played on Monday 17 at 6:00 p.m. It was also not possible for it to take place on Sundays, since students are prohibited from using Santa Laura due to the fair being held in Guanaco Street, near the Independencia redoubt.

Additionally, given these situations, there will be four Primera B matches on Saturday, July 15; all televised.

On Sunday, there will be four engagements. Sports Copiapo vs. Audax Italiano at 12:30 p.m. followed by Magallanes against Ñublense at 3:00 p.m. . The Itálicos and Chillán duels must be that day because they will play this Thursday for the Copa Sudamericana and they will meet again on Thursday 20 for the return match of the playoffs of the same competition.

After these two encounters, the clash of Everton and Unión La Calera, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sausalito in Viña del Mar. In this case, the ANFP told El Deportivo that the presidential delegation, via Estadio Seguro, had expressly requested that the match take place that day.

Sunday ends with a meeting between Curicó Unido and the Catholic University of La Granja, at 8 p.m. The albirrojos will see action in Coquimbo this Wednesday for date 16, added to the fact that there was no room availability for Saturday.

The date is closed with the recorded match between Hispanics and Blues, but on that day they will also measure the forces at the 3:00 p.m. Palestinian vs. Coquimbo Unido, in Santiago, a schedule that explains why the Pirates come to face the aforementioned Curicó on Wednesday the 14th. The duel must be played at this time because at La Cisterna you cannot play with artificial light.