The CD Magallaneswho played in the second division last season, completed a milestone in its history this Sunday by winning the third title, the Supercopa de Chiliafter beating Colo Colo in a penalty shootout.
Magellan returns to the first division of Chilean soccer 33 years after leaving it with three consecutive titles: second division champion, cup champion and champion of the Super Cup.
In addition, he has sealed his campaign with a showy touch game and a club philosophy modeled on European teams.
The ‘boys from the Academy’ seemed to have no margin today against the League champion, the most powerful team in Chili, which had also reinforced its staff. But the albos missed their star, the Argentine, too much Martin Lucero.
If the scorer of the last Chilean league, who could end up in the Cadiz Spanish after a frustrated passage through Brazil, the responsibility was in charge of red frames, Augustine Bouzat Y Marcos Boladosthe only one who accomplished the mission.
The Chilean international, on loan from the Catholic Universitytook advantage of a rebound in the six-yard box to open the scoring and unleash madness in the stadium Sausalitoof Viña del Marwhere the colocolinos were the majority.
However, the joy was short-lived: barely three minutes later Manuel Vicuña, one of the men from the Academy’s youth system, chosen as one of the best midfielders in the second division in 2022, lifted the ball from the side to the penalty spot and Felipe Floresformer player of Colo Coloscored his former teammates.
From then on, the game kept up the intensity without either team showing superiority.
vicuna Y bolados They tried with two clear chances in the second half.
In the penalty shootout they failed Esteban Pavez Y Maximilian Falcon, two of its referents. While Bryan Cortes he denied the goal to the magellan Philip Espinoza.
The definitive launch marked it Tomas Aranguizengine of the Academy, who dared with a ‘panenka’.
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