Palestino suffered a very tough defeat to Bolivar in the Conmebol Libertadores

Palestino suffered a historic 4-0 defeat against… Bolivar at El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua, in the first show in Conmebol Libertadores 2024.

Double from the Brazilian Francisco da Costa in the first half (27' – penalty kick – 34') Pablo Sanchez's team was put to the test, which remained at the end of the preliminary stage with 10 players due to expulsion due to the double yellow card of Ivan Roman, who became the youngest Chilean footballer to be sent off in this competition (17 years and 267 days).

With the numerical shortage, the Arab team’s expectations worsened: Bruno Savio (63') and Ramiro Vacca (83') They turned the Bolivian national team's victory into a historic victory away from home. As mentioned Mr. Chipthis Thursday in Rancagua The biggest win for a Bolivian team outside its country in the history of Conmebol LibertadoresTo equal Bolivar's victory with the same result last year at Cerro Porteno Stadium.

Flamingo and Millionaires The team opened the fifth group with a 1-1 draw last Tuesday in Bogota.

On the local level, Palestino, which has overcome the previous two stages of the Libertadores (eliminating the Portuguese of Venezuela and the Paraguayan Nacional), is in third place with 11 points in 6 matches, and is preparing to welcome Huachipato on Sunday. He will visit Flamengo next Wednesday in a risky visit to the continental competition.