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Universidad de Chile Defeats Independiente in Tense Sudamericana Clash
Santiago de Chile hosted a vibrant and hard-fought match between Universidad de Chile and Independiente, valid for the Round of 16 of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. The match, played at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, ended with a victory for the home team.
Possession was fairly split, with Universidad de Chile holding a slight advantage (53%) over Independiente (47%). However, Independiente created more goal-scoring opportunities, totaling 15 shots, although only 4 were on target. Universidad de Chile, on the other hand, took 13 shots, with 4 directed at the opponent’s goal.
The only goal of the match came in the 36th minute, when L. Assadi, assisted by F. Hormazabal, opened the scoring for Universidad de Chile. The match was characterized by its intensity and the number of fouls committed by both teams, leading to numerous yellow cards. Independiente accumulated 5 yellow cards and one red card, while Universidad de Chile received 3 yellow cards. The expulsion of an Independiente player in the 73rd minute, after receiving a second yellow, undoubtedly influenced the final development of the match.
Brazilian referee Anderson Daronco had a busy night, sanctioning a total of 30 fouls and showing 9 cards throughout the match.
Substitutions universidad de chile: at minute 46 F. Salomoni came in and A. Diaz went out., at minute 71 L. Di Yorio came in and R. Contreras went out., at minute 71 J. Altamirano came in and M. Diaz went out.
Substitutions independiente: at minute 46 W. Mazzantti came in and G. Avalos went out., at minute 67 L. Cabral came in and P. Galdames went out., at minute 67 N. Freire came in and S. Valdez went out., at minute 80 S. Montiel came in and D. Tarzia went out., at minute 80 Rodrigo Fernandez came in and I. Marcone went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Universidad de Chile
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Independiente
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