Possible Colo Colo Alignment against Magallanes

Colo Colo continues to face matches in their overloaded semester. The albos, who are still alive in the National Championship and in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, also have their sights set on what is happening in the Copa Chile. In the context of the first leg match of the Regional Phase of said tournament, the team from Macul faces Magallanes in the city of Talca.

In that sense, due to the high presence of Popular’s footballers who are under Ricardo Gareca’s orders during the FIFA dates (Brayan Cortés, Mauricio Isla, Vicente Pizarro, Esteban Pavéz, and Carlos Palacios), Jorge Almirón is forced to make several modifications to the starting lineup to face the albiceleste team.

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In goal, the decision was simple. Fernando de Paul will be in charge of guarding the goal due to Brayan Cortés’ absence. Tuto has several minutes under his belt since he replaced La Roja’s goalkeeper on several occasions during the season, even in the Superclásico against U Católica that ended 0-0 in August.

On the other hand, in defense, there are recurring names. Óscar Opazo will play on the right, Maximiliano Falcón and Ramiro González as the central pair, and Daniel Gutiérrez on the left flank.

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On the other hand, in the midfield is where there are more modifications. With the mentioned absences of Vicente Pizarro and Esteban Pavéz, who are at Juan Pinto Durán, added to the absence of Arturo Vidal, who is recovering from an injury, El Cacique will go with three names that are usually alternatives: Gonzalo Castellani, Lucas Soto, and Leonardo Gil.

Lastly, in the attack is the great doubt for the Argentine coach. Almirón cannot decide on the center forward, and the uncertainty lies in whether he will start with Javier Correa, who was a starter in Calama, or with Guillermo Paiva, who is used to coming off the bench. As for the duo that will accompany the number nine in the attack, Lucas Cepeda and Cristian Zavala appear.

The match between Macul’s team and Carabeleros will be played starting at 3:00 PM at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca. The return leg? still pending definition due to Colo Colo’s hectic schedule.

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