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Rangers extend winning run with victory over Puerto Montt to draw level with Santa Cruz

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Rangers beat Puerto Montt 2-1 in the opening match of Round 25 of Chile's Primera B promotion league.
  • The victory was Rangers' fourth in a row, lifting the club to 18 points, level with penultimate Deportes Santa Cruz.
  • Puerto Montt remained eighth with 34 points, while both clubs face scrutiny from the ANFP over alleged administrative irregularities.

Rangers kept their survival fight alive with a 2-1 comeback victory over Deportes Puerto Montt at Chinquihue, extending their winning streak to four matches.

Damián González put the Talca side ahead in the 17th minute. Puerto Montt equalized through Richard Paredes' penalty in the 66th minute, but Rangers faced another setback when defender Lautaro Rigazzi was sent off in the 71st.

Despite playing with 10 men, Rangers found the winner in the 80th minute through Mesías González. The result moved the team to 18 points, level with Deportes Santa Cruz, who sit second from bottom after going four games without a win.

Santa Cruz were due to visit Deportes Iquique on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Puerto Montt stayed eighth on 34 points, occupying the final playoff position, but San Marcos de Arica remained close behind on 33 points. Both teams are also under scrutiny from Chile's football federation, the ANFP, following complaints alleging administrative irregularities.

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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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