SANTIAGO, Chile (Interstat) — Leandro Iván Benegas scored and assisted on another goal Friday afternoon as Unión Española routed Cobreloa 5-1 in a Chi-Pri Week 20 Primera División match at Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK.

Benegas, a forward from Mendoza, Chile, entered as a substitute in the seventh minute and played 83 minutes. He put Unión Española ahead in the 54th minute, finishing a pass from Sebastián Ignacio Leyton Hevia. One minute later, Benegas set up Ariel Alfonso Uribe Lepe for a goal that doubled the lead.

Uribe Lepe, a 5-foot-8, 154-pound midfielder from Valparaíso, played the full 90 minutes. Leyton Hevia, a 5-foot-9, 163-pound midfielder from Curicó, also went the distance and recorded the assist on the opening goal.

Jeyson Alejandro Rojas Orellana, a 6-foot, 160-pound substitute, entered in the 83rd minute and scored three minutes later to cap the scoring for Unión Española. No other goals were recorded in the match.

Unión Española improved to 2 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws in Primera División play and is 3-3-2 across all competitions this season. Cobreloa fell to 0-1 in the league and 2-3 overall.

The match featured three yellow cards. Unión Española’s Pablo Mauricio Aránguiz Salazar was booked in the 57th minute, and teammate Felipe Massri received a yellow in the 64th. Cobreloa’s Juan Carlos Soto Swett was cautioned in the 75th.

Unión Española entered the game after consecutive draws against Colo Colo and O’Higgins in league play, the former a 2-2 result on May 16 and the latter a 2-2 result on May 3. Earlier in the season, Unión Española defeated Ñublense 2-1 on March 21, lost 3-0 at Huachipato on March 8, fell 1-0 to O’Higgins on Sept. 26, 2025 and drew 0-0 with O’Higgins on Sept. 20, 2025.

Cobreloa had won its most recent match across all competitions, a 1-0 victory at Fernández Vial on Oct. 18, 2025. The club lost 1-0 at home to Santiago Morning on Sept. 21, 2025, fell 2-1 at Santiago Wanderers on Sept. 20, 2025 and defeated Unión San Felipe 1-0 at home on Aug. 23, 2025.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Unión Española 1, Cobreloa 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Unión Española a 67.50 percent probability to win.