SANTIAGO – It was a disastrous week for Chilean teams in the Copa Libertadores as none made it past the group stage of the tournament. Palestino already knew their fate since a 2-0 defeat to River Plate in their penultimate match meant the best the team could hope for was a 3rd place finish, and qualification for the Copa Sudamericana, if they could get a victory over Alianza Lima. Victories for U. Concepción and U. Católica would have seen both teams qualify in 2nd place in their respective groups and move on to the knock-out stage of the tournament, but it wasn’t to be.
Universidad Concepción
Concepción succumbed to a dismal 1-0 defeat at the hands of Godoy Cruz. The first half strike from González was enough to eliminate Concepción in a game where they didn’t even register a shot on goal. A fiery end to the match saw players from both teams sent-off and Concepcion left Argentina sitting bottom of Group C and hence missing out on both qualification to the knock-stage of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
Both Palestino and U. Católica will be drawn from pot 1 to determine their fixtures for the Copa Sudamericana next week. Two other Chilean teams, Unión Española and Unión La Calera, also made it to the next round of the Copa Sudamericana and will be drawn from pot 2.
The final of the Copa Libertadores will be played on Nov. 23 at the National Stadium in Santiago.
Read the report from the week before here:
Palestino Out, U. Concepción And U. Católica Face Crucial Matches In Copa Libertadores
John is a volcanologist, sports fan, radio broadcaster, and accomplished musician. Born and raised in Britain, he has travelled extensively for his research on volcanoes. Whilst living in London, UK, John performed in the punk bands ‘And Now We’re Even’ and ‘Filthy Militia’ recording six studio albums and two EP’S over this time. He currently lives in Santiago, Chile where he works as a university professor in rock mechanics.