Colo-Colo defeated
Unión Española
3-0
on the first date of the Chilean First Division.
In this context, a strong crossover broke out between
Arturo Vidal
and
Pulpo González
, who arrived in the trans-Andean country's league in the last transfer market.
On this occasion,
the clash occurred after two minutes, at which time, without the ball, the Chilean midfielder pushed the Argentine
and aroused his discomfort.
Immediately afterwards, they faced each other and insulted each other, which is why the referee had to stop the game and intercede.
Then, more than four minutes from the end of the match,
the Argentine was sent off for a double yellow card and
will miss the next round of the championship
.
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Jorge Almirón debuted with a victory
Jorge Almirón
debuted in the Chilean First Division with a
key
victory that allowed him to position himself
at the top
of the standings.
With goals from
Maximiliano Falcón
,
Esteban Pavez
and
Daniel Gutiérrez
, the local team
took the three points
against Unión Española and obtained a fundamental victory for the next matches.
So far, with only one date played,
Colo-Colo is the only leader in the championship
given that its main competitor (
O'Higgins
) has the same number of units but is placed second by goal difference.
Although the former
Boca
coach had added his first minutes in charge of the team against
Huachipato
in the
Super Cup
, the truth is that
this was the first match he completed given that, the aforementioned, he ended up suspended due to incidents
.
With this scenario at hand,
Colo-Colo will face Godoy Cruz in the second round of the Copa Libertadores
on February 22 at 9:30 p.m.
Then,
he will resume his schedule at the local level against his main escort
.
The return of Arturo Vidal
Arturo Vidal
returned to
Colo Colo
(the team in which he debuted in 2005) in the last transfer market and was reunited, 17 years later, with the club where he was born.
His debut this season came in the Super Cup, where he played 79 minutes and scored a penalty goal.
Although he could not convert in his first match of the championship, he was a key piece for Almirón, who had him on the court until the end of the match.