translated from Spanish: Universidad Católica climbed to third place after defeating Audax Italiano

Universidad Católica returned to the triumphs on Tuesday, after beating Audax Italiano 3-1 at home, in one of the outstanding matches of the 20th date of the National Championship.The local came out decided to open the account as soon as possible, positioning itself in the rival field and looking to generate spaces to be able to approach the rival goal. The “Crusaders” warned through Felipe Gutiérrez, who in the 12th minute finished off a free kick that crashed into the crossbar of Joaquín Muñoz.The first goal of the commitment came after a penalty foul on Fernando Zampedri, which the same Argentine striker transformed from 12 steps to the 28th minute. Despite the fact that the Floridians tried to react and besiege the area of Sebastián Pérez, the pre-Andean group continued to dominate the actions and seek to increase the account. At the beginning of the complement, a quick counterpunch commanded by Edson Puch ended with the 2-0 of Juan Leiva (47′), after a cover of Muñoz to Zampedri.After the second figure, the “UC” retracted its lines and sought to do damage against it, generating more than one opportunity to have been able to score another conquest. The Italians also created some chances to score, such as a shot from Joaquin Montecinos that the “carrot” Perez sent to the corner kick with a punch. The visitor discount would arrive in the 83rd minute, after a cover by Pérez, who left the ball served to Lautaro Palacios for the 2-1.No however, in the best moment of the visit, a free kick from José Pedro Fuenzalida found the head of Alfonso Parot (90 + 1′) for the 3-1 in the discounts. With this result, Universidad Católica climbed to third place in the table with 32 points, leaving only two units of the pointers Audax Italiano (34) and Colo Colo.For their part, the Floridians wasted an opportunity to escape at the top, which they could lose tomorrow Wednesday if the “cacique” manages to add in his visit to O’Higgins.

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