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4 days ago
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🚨 Line-ups confirmed: U de Chile v O'Higgins at the Nacional
Universidad de Chile welcomes O'Higgins at the National Stadium for matchday 13 of the 2025 First League, where the blue team is going all out to compete in the top zone of the table. The team led by Gustavo Álvarez comes into this duel intending to turn the page, after the painful elimination from the Copa Libertadores, despite a good group stage that left them, with 10 points, qualified for the Copa Sudamericana playoffs. Advertisement On the other hand, the "Capo de Provincia" comes from defeating Ñublense 1-0 at the Nelson Oyarzún Stadium in Chillán, this for matchday 12 of the National Tournament, and now is one point above the U in the table, although they have already played two more matches (the Blues have pending the clash against Unión Española from matchday 4 and the Superclásico from the seventh). The starting XI of U de Chile against O'Higgins It should be noted the absence of Rodrigo Contreras, so Lucas Di Yorio returns to the starting lineup in the attack. With the return of Matías Zaldivia, Nicolás Ramírez leaves the defensive line and goes to the bench; also Israel Poblete is a substitute, for the return of Javier Altamirano to the starting lineup. Advertisement La U comes out with Castellón in goal; Hormazábal, Calderón, Zaldivia and Sepúlveda in defense; Aránguiz and Díaz in the middle; Guerrero, Altamirano and Leandro Fernández further forward; Di Yorio as the attacking reference. This is how O'Higgins lines up against la U The coach Francisco Meneghini must make a mandatory change in the team that just beat Ñublense: Juan Ignacio Díaz suffered a tear and is ruled out. The coach moves Felipe Faúndez to defense, to include Joaquín Montecinos as a winger. They play with Carabalí in goal; Faúndez, González, Robledo and Pavez in defense; Leiva and Lugo in the double pivot; Montecinos and Godoy on the wings; Rabello more loose and up front Calderón. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
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23-05-2025
- Sport
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🚨 Confirmed: U de Chile field alternative XI to face Deportes Limache
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Universidad de Chile visits Deportes Limache at the Estadio Bicentenario Lucio Fariña in Quillota, opening Matchday 12 of the 2025 Primera League. The team led by Gustavo Álvarez is looking to close in on the table leaders, Audax, Palestino, and Coquimbo, who are currently tied with 22 points, while the Blues, still with two games in hand, are three points behind. If they manage to take all three points against the Tomateros, La U will catch up with the leaders, but with one game 1️⃣1️⃣ INICIAL DE LA U 🔵🔴✍🏼 Los elegidos del Romántico Viajero para enfrentar a Deportes Limache por la Fecha 12 de la #LigadePrimeraItaú 🏆#VamosLaU 🤘🏼 — Universidad de Chile (@udechile) May 23, 2025 Universidad de Chile comes into this match also keeping an eye on the final round of the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage, which they will play next Tuesday away against Botafogo in Brazil, aiming to maintain their lead in the group. As a result, Gustavo Álvarez is giving some of his regular starters a rest. Against Limache, the Blues will line up with: Cristopher Toselli in goal; Nicolás Fernández, Fabricio Formiliano, Matías Zaldivia, and Antonio Díaz in defense; Julián Alfaro, Flavio Moya, Gonzalo Montes, and Agustín Arce in midfield; Lucas Di Yorio and Nicolás Guerra as the attacking duo.
