Chile Primera Division U. de Chile vs Dep. Antofagasta
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Universidad de Chile Insider Soccer Info:
Universidad de Chile saw a range of players feature in the 3:2 win for Chile over the USA in Rancagua in midweek. Johnny Herrera can obviously come and play in goal, but the fitness of defenders Jose Rojas, Osvaldo Gonzalez and midfielder Gonzalo Espinoza can have to be assessed. Meanwhile defender Cristian Suarez pulled out that Chile squad through injury and won’t play this Saturday. Martin Lasarte received a huge boost at the start of the week with star striker Gustavo Canales returning to full fitness.
Suspended: None
Doubtful: Jose Rojas, Gonzalo Espinoza, Osvaldo Gonzalez
Injured/unavailable: Cristian Suarez
Deportes Antofagasta Insider Soccer Info:
We will surely see some changes to the Deportes Antofagasta line-up that blew a 2-goal lead and conceded four to Union La Calera two weeks ago. New signing Marcos Aguirre is anticipated to make his full debut whereas the team hope fellow new signing Gonzalo Malan can follow up his debut goal. Matias Jadue returns to the squad once enjoying for Palestine within the Asia Cup. They haven't any injury or suspension worries.
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: None
Head to Head:
Since Antofagasta’s latest promotion in 2011, La U have won five of the six meetings and all of them were by a comfortable margin. Antofagasta’s only success came at home in 2013.
Match Preview:
Universidad de Chile suffered their initial defeat last day out since Colo Colo beat them in October – their second defeat within the Chilean 2014-15 season in the league. A home match against Antofagasta provides them with the proper probability to get back to winning ways in which as they are going looking for back-to-back titles. The Santiago club are unbeaten at home thus far this season and solely Barnechea have managed to select up a point away to La U.
Deportes Antofagasta are in crisis once a poor begin to the Clausura. Two home defeats and simply a point on the road mean they're currently sitting second from bottom of the coefficient table. It hasn’t helped that both home matches therefore way have taken place faraway from Antofagasta because of the standard of their pitch isn't fit to play skilled soccer and has got to be relaid for the Copa America in June. The team’s away record is the worst within the league with just two points from 9 matches since the start of the Apertura last July.
Expect Home Victory
