Universitario’s Copa Libertadores visit to Coquimbo Unido changed quickly at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, where Álex Valera scored the visitors’ first goal in Chile before the home side later turned the match around. The live update had the game level at 1-1 in the 65th minute, with Williams Riveros set to enter for Universitario.
Coquimbo Unido had controlled play at the start, and the match carried the feel of a night with little margin for error. Universitario lined up with Vargas, Matías Di Benedetto, Anderson Santamaría and Fara; Carabalí, Concha, Murrugarra, Pérez Guedes and Polo; Flores and Valera, while Coquimbo Unido’s XI listed Sánchez; Cornejo, Fernández, Gazzolo, Salinas; Galani, Camargo; Chandía, Vadalá, Zavala; and Johansen. carried the match for all of Latin America, Disney Plus Premium was listed as the streaming platform and it could also be followed on Depor’s website.
The caution count added to the pressure. Santamaría was booked after a strong challenge, and Di Benedetto was booked for a foul on Johansen, two moments that underlined how tight the contest had become by the time the scoreboard showed 1-1. For Universitario, the trip carried clear stakes: the club was seeking three points to move closer to its round-of-16 target in the Copa Libertadores.
That is what made the turn in Coquimbo so costly. Universitario had its first goal in Chile, but once Coquimbo Unido found a way back and then moved in front, the visitors were left chasing a result they could not protect. In a group-stage race where every point matters, the late shift left Universitario with less room to miss in the matches ahead.