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Limache thrash struggling Cobresal to move into Copa Sudamericana places

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Deportes Limache defeated Cobresal 3-0 in the 22nd round of Chile’s Liga de Primera.
  • Cobresal played with 10 men from the 22nd minute after Franco Bechtholdt’s red card was upgraded following a VAR review.
  • The victory lifted Limache to sixth place with 33 points, while Cobresal remained in difficulty near the bottom of the table.

Deportes Limache took advantage of a struggling Cobresal side and a decisive early dismissal to win 3-0 in Quillota and move into Chile’s international qualification places.

Cobresal were reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute when centre-back Franco Bechtholdt was sent off for a hard challenge on Jean Meneses. The referee initially showed a yellow card, but VAR reviewed the incident and the punishment was changed to a red.

Daniel “Popín” Castro opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 39th minute. He doubled Limache’s lead in the 62nd minute with a low shot that went between goalkeeper Matías Olguín’s legs.

Substitute Vicente Alvarez completed the scoring in the 72nd minute, sending a tight effort from outside the area into the net. The result allowed Víctor Rivero’s team to take sixth place from Ñublense after Ñublense’s defeat. Limache now have 33 points, the total that currently closes the qualifying positions for the 2027 Copa Sudamericana.

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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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