SANTIAGO, Chile (Interstat) — Audax Italiano defeated Universidad de Chile 1-0 on Saturday at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in a Week 2 match of the Chilean Primera División.

Audax Italiano improved to 2-0 in league play while Universidad de Chile dropped to 1-1. Across all competitions, Audax Italiano is 3-0 and Universidad de Chile is 3-1-1.

The lone goal arrived in the 69th minute when forward Cristian Martin Palacios Ferreira, a substitute who entered in the 63rd minute, scored from an assist by midfielder Maximiliano Gabriel Guerrero Pena. Palacios Ferreira, a 5-foot-6, 149-pound native of Belen, Uruguay, played 27 minutes.

Guerrero Pena, who played the full 90 minutes, received a yellow card in the 54th minute. The booking was one of four yellows in the match. Audax Italiano’s Marco Antonio Collao Ramos was cautioned in the 37th minute and Nicolas Ivan Orellana Acuna followed in the 40th. Universidad de Chile’s Franco Ezequiel Calderon received a yellow in the 86th minute.

Universidad de Chile played a man down after Luciano Daniel Pons was shown a red card in the 58th minute. Despite the disadvantage, the hosts pressed for an equalizer but could not break through Audax Italiano’s defense.

Audax Italiano entered the contest after a 2-1 win over O’Higgins on March 7 and a 2-0 victory against Universidad Catolica on Sept. 27, 2025. Universidad de Chile came in off a 3-1 win against Colo Colo on March 7, a 2-0 victory over Cobresal on Oct. 11, 2025, and a scoreless draw with Cobresal on Sept. 24, 2025.

The match was the first at home this season for Universidad de Chile, which hosts Coquimbo Unido on Sunday and Unión La Calera on Tuesday. Audax Italiano visits Unión La Calera on Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Audax Italiano 1, Universidad de Chile 0. Interstat’s ELO system gave Universidad de Chile a 69.60 percent probability to win.