translated from Spanish: O’Higgins put pressure on Colo Colo after beating the Spanish Union 2-0

Unión Española suffered its second defeat in a row and stays in the fight for leadership by falling on Monday 0-2 home to O’Higgins, in a match played at the Estadio Santa Laura and valid for the twentieth date of the 2020 National Championship.Loa rancagueinos were deservedly left with the victory in the redoubt of the commune of Independencia being the team that made the greatest differences in offensive work , with a Ramón Fernández managing the times and at a good level. In the standings, the team led by Dalcio Giovagnoli reached 21 points in the sixteenth place and moves away from the last two positioned, who are with the red lantern on: Deportes La Serena (18) and Colo Colo (17). The ‘Reds’, for their part, had too much trouble generating football in the face of an orderly and effective celestial zaga. Second consecutive fall and stay in the fight for the tip by 39 units, six from the leader Catholic University.Before the opening of the account, the visitor had created the best occasions. A double tackle by Diego Sánchez (24′) and an incredible failure of Tomás Alarcon at the mouth of the arch (49′) were the most dangerous approaches. Finally, the insistence award was found by O’Higgins in the 76th minute. Long ball for Tomás Alarcón, who got into the area and played for Argentine battering ram Marcelo Larrondo to define with the bow at his disposal. At 85′, meanwhile, the stranger, the third in a row in the tournament, felt the triumph. Matías Cahais played for Albert Acevedo and the defender, within the ‘hot zone’, defined quietly and with a flush shot at the ‘Mono ‘Sanchez’ narrow. For the 21st day of the tournament, the team led by Ronald Fuentes will receive University of Concepción on Thursday, December 3, while the ‘Capo de Provincia’ will visit Cobresal on Friday 4.

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