Colo Colo and Audax Italiano They will face live this Thursday, October 28 on the date 29 of the Chilean National Championship. The ‘Cacique’ is going through a difficult time due to the wave of infections by COVID-19 and the coach Gustavo Quinteros will have to rethink his eleven to defend the tip of the local tournament.
The last weekend, Colo Colo defeated the Catholic University and gave it an advantage again in the final stretch of the Chilean National Championship. However, the massive contagion by COVID-19 takes coach Quinteros a large part of his squad and will arrive with casualties to the duel with the Italians.
The ‘Cacique’ adds 55 points, five more than his closest follower the Catholic University and ten more than Audax. Precisely against the latter will be their meeting at the El Teniente de Rancagua Stadium and the Italians will seek to shorten their difference with Colo Colo.
Crisis of the ‘Cacique’
One day before the game Audax Italiano, Colo Colo announced five cases of positive for COVID-19 and the taking of new PCR tests to the entire campus and technical command. “Today a new PCR test will be carried out on all the players, coaching staff and officials in direct contact with the professional team to maximize our internal traceability process”, reads the statement that was published on social networks.
The ‘Cacique’ revealed that all those infected are complying with the mandatory quarantine and in good health. However, coach Gustavo Quinteros will have to wait for the new results to determine which players he will have for the next dates of the Chilean National Championship.
Investigation in sight
Helga Balich Pérez, Seremi de Salud de la Región Metropolitana, closely follows the latest news about Colo Colo and infections by COVID-19 and announced that they will open an investigation into what happens in the ‘Cacique’.
“To date we have five confirmed positive cases in the Colo Colo squad, three players, two from the coaching staff. We are at this moment, as Seremi de Salud, doing the epidemiological investigation “, he stated.
Last five games of Colo Colo:
09/30 | Colo Colo 0-1 Ñublense | Chilean National Championship
03/10 | Palestinian 1-2 Colo Colo | Chilean National Championship
09/10 | Colo Colo 2-0 Huachipato | Chilean National Championship
10/20 | La Serena 1-4 Colo Colo | Chilean National Championship
10/24 | Colo Colo 2-1 U. Católica | Chilean National Championship
Last five Audax Italiano matches
04/10 | Cobrasal 1-2 Audax Italiano | Chilean National Championship
09/10 | Audax Italiano 2-3 Palestinian | Chilean National Championship
10/15 | U. de Chile 0-1 Audax Italiano | Chilean National Championship
10/19 | Audax Italiano 0-3 Ñublense | Chilean National Championship
10/24 | Huachipato 0-0 Audax Italiano | Chilean National Championship
Colo Colo vs. Audax Italiano: opening hours
Peru, Ecuador, Mexico: 4:00 p.m.
Venezuela, Bolivia: 5:00 p.m.
Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay: 6:00 p.m.
Colo Colo vs. Audax Italiano: channels
The match between Colo Colo and Audax Italiano for him Chilean National Championship It will be broadcast by TNT Sports HD and TNT Sports 2. In addition, you will be able to follow the minute by minute on the El Comercio website.
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