Colo Colo vs. Santiago Wanderers were going to face each other on Tuesday, November 2nd, for matchday 30 of Chile's First Division. El Cacique had just lost to Audax 2-0 with a squad composed of youth players due to a wave of infections in their team. The Gabriel Costa team's board of directors submitted a request to the National Professional Football Association (ANFP) to suspend this match, as they did not have the minimum number of players to play this important game with only four matches left to close the tournament.
"The governing body of Chilean football finally accepted the considerations expressed in our request and decided to suspend the match against the Valparaíso team," Colo Colo reported in a statement on Sunday, October 31st.
YOU CAN SEE: Colo Colo with youth players lost 2-0 to Audax Italiano in the Chilean National Championship
Furthermore, they added that they remain dissatisfied with the match played against Audax Italiano on Thursday, October 28th: "Although we are satisfied with the resolution, we still believe that the match against Audax Italiano should not have been played under the circumstances the institution was in."
After the decision made by the ANFP, the date of the match between Colo Colo vs. Santiago Wanderers was confirmed, which will be held on Saturday, November 6th at 4:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) and 6:00 p.m. (Chilean time).
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Likewise, through its social media channels, El Cacique announced yesterday that new PCR tests were conducted on the team of 17 players, coaching staff, and officials who will end their quarantine on Tuesday, and the result was negative for all of them. "According to this, we maintain our plan to return to training on Wednesday, November 3rd," stated the team of Peruvian player Gabriel Costa.