Sudamericano Sub 20: Chile 1-3 Paraguay

Chile got off a disappointing start in their quest for qualification for the Under 20 World Cup after they lost 3-1 to Paraguay in the opening match of the hexagonal phase of the Sudamericano Sub-20 tournament.

Chile 3-0 Haiti

Chile made it two wins out of two under the tutelage of Jorge Sampaoli after they defeated Haiti 3-0 in Concepción on Saturday with all three goals coming in the second half.

Chile 2-1 Senegal

Jorge Sampaoli’s reign as manager of the national team got off to a winning start as a Chilean side made up of home based players defeated Senegal 2-1 in La Serena.

Sudamericano Sub 20: Chile 3-2 Paraguay

A second string Chilean side made it four wins out of four in the Sudamericano Sub 20 tournament after a last minute goal saw them defeat Paraguay 3-2. The win created history as they became the first Chilean team of any age to win four consecutive games in a South American tournament.

Copa Sudamericano Sub 20: Chile 2-1 Colombia

Chile have secured passage through to the hexagonal phase of the Sudamericano Sub 20 tournament after winning their third straight game as they defeated Colombia 2-1 although for the second time in three games they finished the match with nine players.

Sudamericano Sub 20: Chile 2-0 Bolivia

Chile made it two wins from two in the Sudamericano Sub 20 tournament after defeating Bolivia 2-0 in Mendoza courtesy of goals to Nicolás Castillo and Cristián Cuevas.

Sudamericano Sub 20: Argentina 0-1 Chile

Chile got off to an impressive start in its Sudamericano Sub 20 campaign after defeating host nation Argentina 1-0 with Universidad Católica striker Nicolás Castillo grabbing the only goal of the game as la roja finished the game in Mendoza with only nine men.

viva la roja mierda end of year awards nominations

With the end of the year fast approaching it is again time to ask for nominations for the second viva la roja mierda end of year awards.

Award categories are as follows:

Best team
Best Chile based player
Best overseas based player
Best young player
Best manager

Nominations close 31 December 2012. Leave your nominations as comments below.

Reminiscing about La U as an era comes to an end

Whilst as an unashamed Unión Española fan I was initially ecstatic when la furia roja defeated Universidad de Chile in the quarter-finals of the Clausura season my next thought was that we may have very well just witnessed the end of an era in Chilean football. That loss combined with manager Jorge Sampaoli taking the vacant position in charge of the Chilean national team it will inevitably mean that the side that has dominated the local scene and captured the imagination of many outside the country will be a very different side come 2013. With that in mind we here at vivalarojamierda decided to ask a few people what their favourite memory was of Universidad de Chile in the past two years.

¡Huachipato es campeón!

Huachipato claimed their second ever Primera Division title after defeating Unión Española in a dramatic penalty shoot out after their the second leg finished 3-1. With only minutes left on the clock Unión Española fans thought their team was about to pick up its seventh title before Manuel Villalobos popped up in the 89th minute to send the game to a penalty shoot out.