Anthem Bullalbo: the desperate call for help from Colo Colo fans at the U to go down to Cobresal

Historically, Colo Colo and the University of Chile embody the most intense rivalry in Chilean football. . These are two irreconcilable positions in sport and, very often, even in the social field. Violence, in fact, has often marred a confrontation which should be framed by sport. This same situation distorts what is usually considered the most important clash in Chilean football: the presence of visiting supporters is generally kept to a minimum to avoid confrontations.

This week, however, the Whites and the Blues seem more united than ever. . For convenience, Cacique supporters will have to keep an eye on what is happening in El Salvador between the Lays and Cobresal, the main rival of Gustavo Quinteros’ team. Most ultras, those who usually say that they would never celebrate a goal from their rival, are gradually lowering this barrier. Basically, because it is a necessity aspire to the National Championship crown .

In recent hours, in fact, a particular creation has started to circulate on social networks. The paternity is unknown, but his name is categorical: Himno Bullalbo. There is even a slogan: United against violence .

What is the Bullalbo anthem? In principle, crazy for any fundamentalist from one of the teams involved who sees how one of the most sacred institutional symbols merges with that of the main enemy . And more concretely, a merger.

The piece, strictly speaking, is nothing other than the words of Romántico Viajero, the anthem of the U, a work by Julio Cordero Vallejos performed by Jaime Aranda, with the music of Como el Colo Colo no hay, the creation bequeathed by Carlos Ulloa Díaz and which was performed for the first time in 1943 . The words indeed sought to reinforce the nationalist character of the Cacique.

The question is logical: what does it mean to be Bullalbo? And the answer seems like that too, even if it embodies a contradiction: being a fan of the U (Bulla for its fans) and Colo Colo (Albo for its supporters).

The expression actually had a concrete manifestation: In the 2000s, in the town of El Castillo, in La Pintana, an area for which the barristas of both teams were fighting for domination, this declaration of truce was born: a sports club that bore that name and had half of each shield as a badge. .

There were concrete effects: Among the population, conflicts around sporting rivalries have come to an end . The club is growing and has football teams for children, adults and women and even a basketball team. Fame, in fact, transcends borders. The media from South America and Europe came, at the time, to bear witness to the gripping experience. Among them, they also boast of a conclusion that they consider undeniable: that the Bullalba family is the largest in Chile. . The simple sum of the two hobbies ends up proving them right. From now on, in the definition of the tournament, the consideration takes on its greatest importance.