The classic between University of Chile and Catholic University was suspended this Sunday due to the disorders, the launching of fireworks and noise bombs in the stands of the Ester Roa Rebolledo de Concepción Municipal Stadium, where the 196th duel between the two teams was being held. The match was suspended in minute 31, when a series of fireworks and noise devices were launched from the stadium’s preferential stand onto the field of play, leaving the fourth official, a cameraman, a police officer and a spectator with acoustic trauma. , according to the local press.
ONLINE MATCH
???????????????? The incidents at Ester Roa #ClassicUniversity
This is part of what happened in Concepción and that led to the suspension of the duel between the U and the UC, for the 12th date of the national tournament. pic.twitter.com/3g7Jvz26G7
– TNT Sports Chile (@TNTSportsCL) April 30, 2023
U DE CHILE VS. U CATÓLICA: WHAT TIME WAS THE UNIVERSITY CLASSIC PLAYED?
Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica will play this Sunday, April 30 at 12:00 (Chilean time). The Clásico Universitario will take place at the Municipal Ester Roa Rebolledo, located in Concepción.
U DE CHILE VS. U CATÓLICA: WHERE TO SEE THE UNIVERSITY CLASSIC?
The game between Laicos and Cruzados can be seen on television through TNT Sports HD and TNT 2. You can also follow the minute by minute streaming of the TNT Sports Stadium. For TNTHD or TNT2 customers, both signals will be available on Movistar Play, Entel TV, DirecTV GO, Claro Video, VTR Play and Zapping.
U DE CHILE VS. U CATÓLICA: HOW DID BOTH TEAMS GET TO THE UNIVERSITY CLASSIC?
The team led by Mauricio Pellegrino comes to this match in good spirits after being on an eight-game streak without defeat in the 2023 National Championship. On the last date, the laymen won 1-2 over Everton in Viña del Mar , getting fully into the fight for the title.
On the other hand, the Andean foothills are going through an irregular moment, so coach Ariel Holan is in the view of the club’s managers as a result of some unexpected results that kept them from the top of the tournament. The striped were defeated by O’Higgins in Santa Laura and have already accumulated four straight matches without adding three. However, they are still in fourth place with 19 points, three behind the leader Huachipato.
The history marks a blue supremacy with 72 victories and a total of 279 goals against 60 wins for the Crusaders and 259 goals. In addition, they managed to equalize 63 times. The most recent was on August 27 with the victory of the outsiders at the National Stadium thanks to the conquests of César Pinares, Fernando Zampedri and Clemente Montes.
U OF CHILE VS. U CATÓLICA: PRICE OF TICKETS TO SEE THE CLASSIC
Tickets for the Clásico Universitario are already available for all subscribers of Universidad de Chile. In turn, the general sale began this Wednesday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m. It is important to mention that there will only be a sale for local fans, so fans of Universidad Católica will not be able to attend.
Tickets for the match between Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica are sold through the system Puntoticket.
- Upper North Gallery: $11,000
- Upper South Gallery: $11,000
- Lower Andes Grandstand: $22,000
- Upper Andes Grandstand: $22,000
- North Pacific Grandstand: $44,000
- South Pacific Grandstand: $44,000
- Lower Pacific Grandstand: $44,000
- Pacific Grandstand (Seats and VIP): $88,000
Source: Elcomercio

I have worked in the news industry for over 10 years. I have a keen interest in sports and have written for many different publications. I am currently working as an author at 24 News Recorder. I cover mostly sports news but also write about other topics such as current affairs and politics. I have a strong interest in social media and how it can be used to engage with audiences.