Universidad de Concepción finally returned to winning ways after more than two months without a victory, beating O’Higgins 3-2 in a dramatic finish to Round 27 of the Chilean Primera División. The result keeps the relegation battle wide open.
A chaotic first half
The match at the Ester Roa Rebolledo was packed with action before the interval. Universidad de Concepción struck twice in the space of a few minutes, with Cristofer Messias and Harol Salgado on the scoresheet, and seemed set to take control. O’Higgins, however, responded just before half-time, when Esteban Moreira headed home to pull one back at 45 minutes.
Late drama decides it
The visitors came out after the break determined to chase the game. Tomás Avilés brought them level at the 72nd minute, and a draw looked likely to suit neither side. Deep into stoppage time, however, a poor clearance from O’Higgins gave Moisés González the chance to finish inside the area, and he made it 3-2 in the 90th minute.
Table implications
The three points lift Universidad de Concepción to 26, one point short of safety. It also leaves Unión La Calera anchored at the bottom of the table. O’Higgins, who remain on 31 points, are now among the group of clubs in the lower part of the standings. Those sides, together with Audax Italiano, will be battling it out to avoid the two relegation places that will send teams down to Primera B for 2027.
Source: www.adnradio.cl
