The champion bites dust in Santiago

One hundred twenty -three days after having conquered the first Copa Libertadores of its history, Botafogo debuted in the group stage of version 2025 with an unexpected 1-0 defeat in Santiago before the Universidad de Chile Because of the goal of Argentine striker Lucas Di Yorio.

The goal in the 59th minute today threw a work of submission to the rival that the Albinegra entity of Rio de Janeiro fulfilled without problems in the first half and firmly developed at the beginning of the second, until a counterattack moved by Matías Sepúlveda and Nicolás Guerra that Di Yorio underwent and left the goalkeeper John.

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The U of Chile did not mind playing ugly from then on to defend with nails and teeth the advantage and close the first day of group A at the top with the same 3 points of students of La Plata, but in its shadow, since the Argentine team defeated the Carabobo on Tuesday in Venezuelan territory. The second day will take Carabobo on April 8 to the Botafogo payments, in Rio de Janeiro, and University of Chile to the Student House.