Match Report
10 points and 4 places separated them: Deportes Linares 12th with 18, Independiente 8th with 28. Independiente's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.86/1.64 for Deportes Linares and 1.09/1.23 for Independiente (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Independiente entered with three wins in a row.
Estadio Fiscal de Talca in Talca, capacity 8,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.