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Universidad Católica formalizes first professional contracts for three academy prospects

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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

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  • Universidad Católica signed its first professional contracts with goalkeeper Cristóbal Del Río, winger Bayron Lizama and forward Amaro Riveros.
  • The three players came through the club’s Cantera Cruzada academy and have also taken part in Chile’s youth national-team programs.
  • The contracts secure professional ties with three of the club’s emerging prospects.

Universidad Católica has turned three products of its youth system into professionals. Goalkeeper Cristóbal Del Río, attacker Bayron Lizama and forward Amaro Riveros have all signed their first contracts with Los Cruzados.

The club announced the agreements on Tuesday, presenting them as an important step after the players’ progression through its lower divisions. All three belong to the Cantera Cruzada, Universidad Católica’s academy program.

Congratulations, boys, on this important step! Goalkeeper Cristóbal Del Río, attacker Bayron Lizama and forward Amaro Riveros, from our Cantera Cruzada, have signed their first professional contract with Los Cruzados.

· Universidad CatólicaThe club announced the players’ first professional contracts.

“Congratulations, boys, on this important step! Goalkeeper Cristóbal Del Río, attacker Bayron Lizama and forward Amaro Riveros, from our Cantera Cruzada, have signed their first professional contract with Los Cruzados,” the club said.

Universidad Católica added that these deals would “surely be the first of many more.” The three footballers have also gone through Chile’s youth national-team setup and were involved in La Roja’s under-17 work during 2026.

Surely the first of many more.

· Universidad CatólicaThe club expressed hope that the three players would go on to sign further contracts.
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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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