Curicó Unido's point deduction confirmed in Liga de Ascenso

Curicó Unido has suffered a significant blow in the Liga de Ascenso, as the ANFP's Second Chamber has definitively upheld the deduction of three points from the "tortero" squad. This penalty stems from the club's failure to comply with regulations regarding the minimum playing time for under-21 players during the first half of the season.

The disciplinary body confirmed that the club registered only 909 minutes for its youth players, falling short of the required 945 minutes stipulated by the rules. Initially, Curicó Unido's management appealed the sanction, arguing that two of their young players, Lucas López and Diego Avendaño, had been called up to the Chilean U-17 national team, which temporarily halted the penalty.

However, the appeals tribunal ultimately rejected this claim. With this unappealable ruling, and following a heavy 4-0 defeat against Deportes Copiapó, Curicó Unido has dropped from 20 to 17 points in the league table. The team now occupies the third-to-last spot in the classification, ahead only of Deportes Santa Cruz (16 points) and bottom-placed Rangers (6 points).