Palacios scores off bench as Universidad de Chile beats Audax Italiano 1‑0

SANTIAGO, Chile (Interstat) — Cristian Martín Palacios Ferreira scored in the 69th minute after entering as a substitute, leading Universidad de Chile to a 1-0 victory over Audax Italiano on Saturday at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos. Maximiliano Gabriel Guerrero Pena provided the assist. Palacios, a 5-foot-6, 149-pound forward from Belén, Uruguay, entered in the 63rd minute and found the net six minutes later. Guerrero Pena played the full 90 minutes and received a yellow card in the 54th minute. The match saw four other cautions: Audax Italiano’s Marco Antonio Collao Ramos in the 37th minute and Nicolás Iván Orellana Acuña in the 40th, and Universidad de Chile’s Franco Ezequiel Calderón in the 86th. Universidad de Chile played a man down after Luciano Daniel Pons was sent off with a red card in the 58th minute. Despite the disadvantage, the hosts broke through late. Universidad de Chile next visits Coquimbo Unido on Sunday, while Audax Italiano travels to Unión La Calera on the same day.