Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Colo-Colo (1st, 52 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Audax Italiano (11th, 25 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Colo-Colo 2.24 scored and 1 conceded per game, Audax Italiano 1.14 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.42.
Colo-Colo had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Level finishes had become the habit for Audax Italiano: three in a row. The last-five ledger: Colo-Colo 13/15, Audax Italiano 6/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Colo-Colo wins, 4 for Audax Italiano, 1 draw, at 2.56 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won.
F. Jiménez took charge of the match — our records show 35 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. Estadio Monumental David Arellano staged the fixture, a ground that holds 47,347. Colo-Colo led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Colo-Colo: Javier Correa (15'), Lautaro Pastrán (31'), Leandro Hernández (61'), Javier Correa (79'), Leandro Hernández (82') · Audax Italiano: Giovani Chiaverano (34')
Key stats
Possession: Colo-Colo 61% · Audax Italiano 39% · Total shots: 19-9 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 4-6