Palestino Routs La Serena Behind Second-Half Surge
LA SERENA, Chile (Interstat) — Palestino scored three goals in a dominant 20-minute span late in the second half to defeat La Serena 3-0 in a Chilean Primera División match Saturday at Estadio La Portada.
Substitutes fueled the victory, with José Bizama opening the scoring in the 71st minute and adding an assist. Fellow substitute Ian Garguez doubled the lead three minutes later, and Joe Abrigo, also off the bench, sealed the win in second-half stoppage time.
The match was marred by a red card shown to La Serena’s Facundo Castro in the 77th minute. Palestino improves its league record to 15 wins, 9 losses and 9 draws, while La Serena falls to 8-19-12.