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Universidad de Chile Secures Victory over Colo Colo with Zaldívar’s Goal in Monumental Classic
Santiago de Chile – In a tense and hard-fought match at the Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Universidad de Chile defeated Colo Colo with a goal by Marcos Zaldívar in the 70th minute, assisted by Juan Martín Lucero. The match, corresponding to matchday 5 of the 2026 season of the Chilean Primera División, was marked by intensity and constant fouls, reflected in the numerous yellow cards shown by referee Cristian Garay.
Colo Colo dominated possession of the ball with 57%, but failed to translate that superiority into goals. Of the 10 shots taken, only 3 found the target defended by Universidad de Chile’s goalkeeper. For its part, “La U” took advantage of one of its few opportunities, scoring the goal that would give them the victory.
The match was punctuated by infractions, with 16 fouls committed by Universidad de Chile and 10 by Colo Colo. Arturo Vidal and Leandro Pastrán saw the yellow card for Colo Colo, while Matías Morales and Juan Martín Lucero were booked for “La U”. Despite Colo Colo’s territorial dominance, Universidad de Chile took all three points in a classic that did not disappoint in intensity.
Substitutions universidad de chile: at minute 61 Eduardo Vargas came in and M. G. Guerrero Pena went out., at minute 72 M. Morales came in and F. Salomoni went out., at minute 84 J. Altamirano came in and L. Romero went out.
Substitutions colo colo: at minute 66 A. Vidal came in and A. Madrid went out., at minute 67 C. Aquino came in and L. Hernandez went out., at minute 67 M. Romero came in and L. Pastran went out., at minute 80 T. Alarcon came in and Y. Cuevas went out., at minute 85 D. Ulloa came in and F. Marchant went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Colo Colo
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Universidad de Chile
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