A headache has been the problem of stadiums in Chile in recent years. The Nacional stadium is closed due to the construction around the coliseum, as well as San Carlos de Apoquindo due to the ongoing remodeling. The Chilean national team arrived at the Monumental stadium to face Paraguay on Monday.
This situation may not necessarily last, as both Eduardo Berizzo's coaching staff and the Chilean Football Federation are aware of the possibility of leaving Colo Colo's field for the start of the qualifying rounds for the 2026 World Cup.
In September, the national team will play against Colombia as the host, in October Peru will be received, and in November Paraguay will be the opponent. Although the priority is the Monumental stadium due to the large number of spectators it can accommodate and the fact that it does not require travel outside of the capital, the possibility of playing at the Ester Roa stadium in Concepción has arisen.
Redgol was informed by Quilín that the Macul venue is scheduled for concerts in September and November, so the matches against Colombia and Paraguay can be played in Biobío.
This is a topic that is being studied in detail, as it must take into account the option of selling season tickets for the qualifying rounds as in previous editions, which would obviously complicate many spectators due to the need to travel to a different region.
The Collao avenue stadium has not hosted a Chilean match for 10 years, when a friendly match against Haiti was played with Jorge Sampaoli as coach, which ended with a 3-0 victory for the national team. In official competitions, the Copa America of 1991 was played there, with Chile winning 4-2 against Peru.
Leaving Santiago would not be something new for the Chilean national team. In the previous qualifying process for the 2022 World Cup, they faced Argentina in Calama, with the excuse that it would serve as preparation to go to La Paz and face Bolivia. The result was negative, as Argentina won 2-1.