Colo Colo Coach Confirms Goalkeeper Plans for Copa Chile Match
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Colo Colo coach Fernando Ortiz has given an update on his team's goalkeeper situation.
He confirmed that goalkeeper Fernando De Paul has returned to the squad after being away.
However, De Paul will not start the upcoming match. Eduardo Villanueva will be the goalkeeper instead.
Colo Colo will play against Audax in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Copa Chile.
This stage of the tournament features the last sixteen teams still competing.
Several clubs, including Colo Colo, are hoping to reach a possible final of the Copa Chile 2026.
The first leg is the opening match of a two-game round, with a second match played later.
Results from other first-leg matches in the round of 16 have already been recorded.
Colo Colo fans will be watching closely to see how the team performs without De Paul in goal.
The coach's decision suggests he wants to manage De Paul's return carefully after his time out of the team.
More details are expected as the Copa Chile competition continues toward the final stages.
Vocabulary6 words
- coach
- the person who trains and leads a sports team
- goalkeeper
- the player whose job is to stop goals
- round of 16
- a stage in a competition where sixteen teams remain
- tournament
- a series of games to find a winner
- first leg
- the first of two matches between the same teams
- competition
- an event where teams or players try to win
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1. That De Paul has returned to the squad 2. Eduardo Villanueva 3. The round of 16, first leg
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Colo Colo coach Fernando Ortiz has given an update on his team's _____ situation.
He confirmed that goalkeeper Fernando De Paul has _____ to the squad after being away.
However, De Paul will not _____ the upcoming match.
Eduardo Villanueva will be the goalkeeper _____.
Colo Colo will play against Audax in the first leg of the round of _____ in the Copa Chile.
This stage of the tournament features the last sixteen teams still _____.
Several clubs, including Colo Colo, are hoping to reach a possible _____ of the Copa Chile 2026.
The first leg is the opening match of a _____ round.
Results from other first-leg matches in the round of 16 have already been _____.
The coach's decision suggests he wants to manage De Paul's _____ carefully.
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