The blues have suffered only two defeats in their past 18 meetings with Barbón: a 2-1 loss on September 24, 2006, and a 1-0 setback on April 9, 2022.
University of Chile visits Coquimbo this Wednesday in a match that caps the thirteenth round of the 2023 National Championship, a decisive moment as both teams sharpen their hopes for the campaign’s second stage.
The squad under Mauricio Pellegrino travels to Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso after a suspended fixture against UC, part of the 196th University Classic in the First Division. The clash halted at minute 31 following disruptive incidents near the Ester Roa Rebolledo, where audience unrest and pyrotechnics briefly interrupted the action.
The visitors arrive buoyed by eight straight matches without defeat, a streak that preceded a 2-1 victory over Everton in Viña del Mar and a strong push in the title race as the season progressed.
Meanwhile, those led by Fernando Díaz have posted back-to-back losses, the most recent a defeat to Deportes Copiapó at the Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla venue. Additionally, the Pirates had three points deducted after the First Chamber of the ANFP’s Autonomous Disciplinary Court confirmed a win for Cobresal due to irregularities in the match sheet, which temporarily dropped them from fifth to tenth with 16 points. They will be determined to halt the slide and maintain their bid for international competition positions.
Across their meetings, the two sides have clashed 54 times, recording 11 wins for the aurinegra (42 goals) and 31 wins for the college team (87 points), along with 12 draws. Notably, Universidad de Chile has not tasted defeat in 18 of their most recent encounters with the beard, with only two losses among those results: a 2-1 defeat in 2006 and a 1-0 loss in 2022. Their latest meeting, on September 7, ended 0-0 at Elías Figueroa.
University of Chile:
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United Coquimbo:
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