translated from Spanish: Universidad Católica was eliminated from the Copa Libertadores

Universidad Católica was eliminated in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, after losing 1-0 as a visit to Palmeiras in Sao Paulo.El conjunto de Gustavo Poyet reached this commitment with the mission of reversing the 0-1 of the first leg in San Carlos de Apoquindo, a task that seemed very difficult. The “crossed” box went out to the field of play determined to look for the goal that would allow them to even the series, but without generating enough danger in the Brazilian goal. For his part, the “verdao” gradually asserted himself on the court, taking control of the ball and transforming Sebastián Pérez into a figure of commitment. The Chileans’ fortunes changed in the 36th minute, after Marcos Rocha took advantage of a rebound on the crossbar to open the account and leave the key to the São Paulo cast. In the complement, the three-time Chilean champion had a couple of chances to get the tie, but lacked precision against the rival portico. In the opposite area, the locals also generated opportunities to stretch the advantage, which they did not get due to the impericia, the attacks of the goal Pérez and the crossbar. In short, a hard fall of Universidad Católica against Palmeiras, since despite the good game shown in Santiago, it did not have enough hierarchy to overcome a rival of fuste and get into the quarterfinals. Now, the precordilleranos will concentrate on the National Championship, where next Sunday (20:00 hours) they will receive O’Higgins de Rancagua.

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