2024-08-29 23:03:30
After achieving the heroic qualification in Barranquilla, this is the Cacique’s path and the dates on which it will play its next matches in the continental competition.
Colo Colo made history in the Libertadores Cup and got into the quarter finals After six years, after defeating Junior from Barranquilla in Colombia.
The Cacique beat the Colombian team in the first and second leg. 1-0 at the Monumental Stadium in Santiago and 2-1 at the Roberto Melendez Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla, leaving the global score at 3-1, achieving his first victory on coffee-growing soil.
Unlike the first match, Colo Colo proposed a pragmatic game to get out of the counterattack, where Lucas Cepeda y Erick Wiemberg They exploited the band to generate constant danger in the goal defended by goalkeeper Santiago Mele.
On the defensive side, Jorge Almirón’s team was not exposed to any major danger, apart from the two shots by Carlos Bacca that grazed Brayan Cortés’ goal. Maximilian Falcon and Emiliano Amor They were solid in defense, which had great support from the sides Wiemberg e Islawho gave no chance to the wingers of Junior de Barranquilla.
When will Colo Colo play and who will be their possible rival in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores?
After its great performance in the round of 16, Colo Colo awaits its rival for the round of 8 of America, which will be the winner of the match between River Plate and Talleres de Córdoba.
The first leg was won by Marcelo Muñeco Gallardo’s team by 1-0, thanks to a goal by Paulo Díaz in the last minutes of the game. The return match will be played this Wednesday, August 21 at the Monumental de Núñez at 8:30 p.m.
Regarding the date on which he would play Colo Colo in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores, according to the Conmebol calendar, the departure (local) is scheduled for the week of Fiestas Patrias, that is, From September 17th to 19th. While the return match (away) will be played in the following week, between the 24th and 26th of said month.
Because the Chilean club qualified for the knockout phase with fewer points (six units)all the matches that it disputes in the continental competition will be closed as a visitor.