Universidad Católica rallies past San Luis for third straight Copa Chile win
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Universidad Católica defeated San Luis de Quillota 4-2 in the Copa Chile, maintaining a perfect record in Group B.
- Católica came from behind after San Luis scored early, with goals from Fernando Zampedri, Diego Corras, Bernardo Cerezo, and Branco Ampuero securing the win.
- An own goal by Cerezo and Ampuero in the final minutes finalized the score at 4-2, while both teams prepare for upcoming matches against Everton.
Universidad Católica secured their third consecutive victory in the Copa Chile, overcoming San Luis de Quillota with a 4-2 comeback win at the Claro Arena. The victory keeps Católica's perfect record in Group B intact, while San Luis struggles with only two points from four matches.
San Luis initially took the lead through Luis Muñoz's header from a corner kick. However, Católica quickly responded. Captain Fernando Zampedri equalized before the half-hour mark, and Diego Corras put the visitors ahead five minutes later, assisted by Justo Giani.
In the second half, Católica extended their lead with goals from Bernardo Cerezo in the 52nd minute and Branco Ampuero in the 82nd. Despite the dominant performance, the match concluded with an own goal in stoppage time. A miscommunication between goalkeeper Vicente Bernerdo and his defenders led to Cerezo and Ampuero inadvertently scoring into their own net, setting the final score at 4-2.
Looking ahead, Universidad Católica will face Everton on Tuesday, June 30, in a rescheduled match from the second round. San Luis will also play Everton the following Saturday, July 4, in Quillota, as part of the fifth round.
Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.