Former Boca Juniors captain, Diego Cagna, was appointed the new coach of Chilean giants Colo Colo, after the resignation of Hugo Tocalli last Tuesday, announced the club. Cagna will arrive in Chile on April 26 where he will be officially presented as the club’s new coach. “We are very happy with the decision made by [...]
Chile´s most successful club, Colo Colo, couldn´t make the most of their numerical advantage on Saturday and had to settle for a goalless draw with Universidad Catolica in a highly disputed Chilean derby that corresponded to Round 9 of the Apertura championship. Catolica played with ten-men from the 3rd minute when match referee Pablo Pozo [...]
Paraguay were held to a 1-1 draw at home to South Africa, in a game where both teams fielded below strength squads. The Paraguayans are expected to be a solid unit come the World Cup finals, and South Africa as hosts are also expected to turn on the style, even if they don´t count with [...]
Colo Colo were crowned champions of the Chilean Clausura championship after defeating rivals Universidad Catolica 4-2 in the return leg of the final at the Santa Laura stadium in Santiago on Wednesday. It was Colo Colo´s 29th title triumph. Despite the fact that Catolica went ahead within one minute from kick-off after a strike from [...]
Fierce rivals Colo Colo and Universidad Catolica drew 2-2 in the first leg of the final of the Chilean Clausura championship in front of more than 40,000 fans at the Municipal stadium in Santiago on Sunday. ‘UC’ came into the final as the favourites after winning the Chilean regular season, but they weren´t at their [...]
Colo Colo, Chile´s most popular club, moved closer towards the final of the Chilean Clausura championship after edging La Serena 1-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals. Hugo Tocalli´s side proved superior to their opponents for the majority of the match, and claimed a well deserved but narrow victory. Striker Esteban Paredes scored the [...]
A court case filed by Chilean club Rangers could have put Chilean football in serious problems. But the club dropped a court case that threatened the participation of the national team at next year’s World Cup in South Africa. Rangers had filed a case in court for its demotion from the Chilean first division. The [...]
Colo Colo and Santiago Morning claimed important victories against Universidad de Concepcion and Audax Italiano, respectively, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Chilean Clausura championship. El “Cacique” came from behind to beat Universidad de Concepcion 2-1. Gabriel Vargas put Concepcion ahead when he converted a penalty kick in the 35th minute. But [...]
Universidad Catolica thrashed Universidad de Concepcion 2-1 to close the first phase of the Chilean Clausura championship in top spot. With 38 points from 17 matches the Chilean giants come into the playoffs as the firm candidates to win the title. La ‘UC’ won the match courtesy of a hat-trick from Juan Jose Moralez (14, [...]
Universidad Catolica edged rivals Universidad de Chile 3-2 in an action packed derby that ensures the victors of a place in the 2010 Copa Libertadores, and keeps alive their chances of winning the Chilean championship. Meanwhile, losers Universidad de Chile are practically out of the running altogether. La Catolica dominated great part of the match, and [...]
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