Universidad Católica visits San Luis aiming for record-setting perfect Copa Chile group stage

Universidad Católica concludes its Copa Chile group stage campaign on Saturday, July 11, with an away match against San Luis in Quillota. The "Cruzados" have already comfortably secured the top spot in Group B, holding a 10-point lead over second-place Everton.

The team's objective for the match at the "Lucio Fariña" stadium is to seal a flawless record in the group, having won all five previous matches. Coach Daniel Garnero is also on the verge of equaling the club's historic streak of 10 consecutive victories, a feat previously achieved by Ignacio Prieto in the 1980s and 1990s. This winning run began on May 28 with a victory against Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores and has extended across domestic league play, the Copa de la Liga, and the current Copa Chile.

With the group already won, Universidad Católica is expected to field a rotated squad, potentially including Vicente Bernedo; Bernardo Cerezo, Daniel González, Nickolas Pino, Eugenio Mena; Fernando Zuqui, Jimmy Martínez, Cristián Cuevas; Martín Gómez, Juan Francisco Rossel, and Justo Giani.

Meanwhile, San Luis is fighting for a chance to advance, though their fate is not in their own hands. They currently have three points, while Everton and Copiapó face each other with five and four points, respectively. San Luis coach Humberto Suazo has previously stated that the team's focus is on strengthening for the second half of the Ascenso league season. The team will be without goalkeeper Nicolás Peranic and defender Luis Muñoz due to injury. San Luis is expected to start with Fernando Abarzúa; Ignacio Meza, Alonso Villegas, Mateo Guerra, Vicente Durán; Facundo Juárez, Nicolás Muñoz, Joel Torres; Fabián Pastenes, Guillermo Madrigal, and Sebastián Parada. The match is scheduled to kick off at 17:30, with Manuel Vergara as the referee.