He made the expected difference and remains in the race.
With an alternative team, nuanced with players who have not played any minutes, young talents and a base of experienced players, Ñublense beat San Antonio Unido de Temuco 4-1 at the Germán Becker stadium in Temuco and advanced to the next round of the Copa Chile.
Mario Salas’ team had no major problems in beating the amateur club from Temuco, two-time regional champion of La Araucanía, who fought with the encouragement of their fans, but might not avoid a heavy defeat.
At 16′ Patricio Rubio opened the scoring for the Rojo, regaining his goal-scoring quota following being relegated to the substitutes’ bench in recent games by Mario Salas.
Iván Rozas made it 2-0 in the 25th minute and Argentine striker Emanuel Herrera scored his first official goal in the 42nd minute to make it 3-0 at half-time.
At 60′ of the second half, San Antonio Unido de Temuco scored the discount following a great goal by Francisco Urra, who nailed the ball into the corner to leave the score 3-1.
However, Ñublense took the lead and made it 4-1 with a goal from Maximiliano Torrealba, a player who came through the red youth academy, in the 67th minute.
The Red Devils’ creative midfielder, Matías Plaza, praised the resounding victory and stressed that “we had to make a difference once morest an amateur rival, but we had to take it with professionalism and seriousness.”
Next Thursday, at 3 pm, at the Nelson Oyarzún stadium, Ñublense will close the first round in a pending duel, facing Huachipato.
Later, the Chillán team will face the winner of the tie between Rangers and Comunal Cabrero in the quarter-finals of the southern regional phase of the Chile Cup on Sunday in Chillán.
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