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La Calera lose to La Serena and fall further behind at the bottom of the league
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- Deportes La Serena beat Unión La Calera 1-0 in the 21st round of Chile’s top division, with Jeisson Vargas scoring in the 40th minute.
- La Calera have gone eight consecutive league matches without a win and remain last with 14 points.
- La Serena moved to 27 points and closer to the race for Copa Sudamericana places.
Jeisson Vargas’ 40th-minute strike pushed Unión La Calera deeper into trouble at the bottom of Chile’s top division.
La Serena won 1-0 at the Nicolás Chahuán stadium, despite La Calera’s attempts to create chances in the first half. The home side also appealed for a handball, but a VAR review by Cristián Garay resulted in a free kick rather than a penalty.
La Calera continued searching for an equalizer after the break but could not break through La Serena’s defense. In stoppage time, Sebastián Sáez, returning from injury, forced a save from José Tapia, but the hosts remained scoreless.
The result extended La Calera’s winless run to eight matches. They remain exclusive bottom of the table with 14 points, while direct rivals Cobresal and Universidad de Concepción won over the weekend and moved to 21 and 22 points respectively.
La Serena, meanwhile, climbed to 27 points and created distance from the relegation zone. The result also left the team within reach of the Copa Sudamericana places, with Ñublense currently setting the cutoff at 32 points.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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