2010 Chilean Primera División season
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The 2010 Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno season (known as the 2010 Campeonato Nacional Petrobras
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...

for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of top-flight football in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. Originally comprising two tournaments
Apertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...

, the 2010 season was the first single-stage season since 2001. This was due to the devastating 8.8 degree earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...

 on February 27, 2010.

Format changes

Due to Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

, the format for the season had seen a minor modification in the Apertura, which would not have the playoff stage. The Clausura remained unchanged. In the wake of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...

 that struck the country on February 27, the format was further changed to a double round-robin format by the ANFP, because many teams could not fulfill their Apertura fixtures in time as a result of the earthquake damages. After the Round 1 (the first 17 dates), the team with the most points qualified to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

 and the 2011 Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...

. The next best-placed team played a playoff against Municipal Iquique
Municipal Iquique
Club Deportes Iquique is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Iquique in the Tarapacá Región, in Chile. They currently play in the top level of the Chilean football league....

 for the last berth in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

. The season champion (the team with the most points after all 34 dates) also earned a berth to the 2011 Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...

. The Chile 3 berth for that competition have gone to the winner of a Liguilla of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th best-placed teams at the end of the season.

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Audax Italiano  Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 
Municipal de La Florida
Estadio Municipal de La Florida
Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida is a multi-purpose stadium, located in La Florida, one of the southern areas of Santiago, Chile. It is used mostly for football matches, because it is the home stadium of the Chilean football team Audax Club Sportivo Italiano. The stadium was built in...

 
Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...

 
Calama
Calama, Chile
Calama is a city and commune in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is the capital of El Loa Province, part of the Antofagasta Region. Calama is one of the driest cities in the world with average annual precipitation of just . The River Loa, Chile's longest, flows through the city...

 
Municipal de Calama
Estadio Municipal de Calama
Estadio Municipal de Calama is a multi-use stadium in Calama, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Cobreloa. The stadium holds 13,000 people and was built in 1952....

 
Cobresal
Club Deportes Cobresal
Club de Deportes Cobresal is a Chilean football club, based in El Salvador, Atacama Region which is a mining region. The club was founded May 5, 1979 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio El Cobre stadium, which has a capacity of...

 
El Salvador
El Salvador, Chile
El Salvador is a mining town in the commune of Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile. Located at an elevation of more than 2,300 meters in the foothills of the Andes and in the middle of the Atacama Desert, it has a population of approximately 7,000 inhabitants...

 
El Cobre
Estadio El Cobre
Estadio El Cobre is a multi-use stadium in El Salvador, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportes Cobresal. The stadium holds 20,752 people, which is more than twice the population of El Salvador, and was built in 1980....

 
Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...

 
Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 
Monumental David Arellano
Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Estadio Monumental is a football stadium in Santiago, Chile. Completed in 1989, the stadium has a current spectator capacity of 45,000. Originally, the stadium could hold up to 65,000 spectators but that was dramatically reduced for security reasons...

 
Deportes La Serena  La Serena  La Portada
Estadio La Portada
Estadio La Portada is a multi-use stadium in La Serena, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club de Deportes La Serena. The stadium holds 14,000 people and was built in 1952....

 
Everton  Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located...

 
Sausalito
Estadio Sausalito
Estadio Sausalito is a multi-purpose stadium in Viña del Mar, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Everton. The stadium holds 18,037 people and was built in 1929...

 
Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talcahuano. The club was founded June 7, 1947 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league system, the Primera División. Their home games are played at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500...

 
Talcahuano
Talcahuano
Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.-Geography:...

 
CAP
Estadio CAP
Estadio CAP , is a soccer stadium in Talcahuano, Chile. It is the home field of the Huachipato soccer team. Since 2010, Naval also plays its home matches there. Opened in 2009, it replaced the old Estadio Las Higueras, which was demolished in 2008. The stadium capacity is 10,500 people .- External...

 
Ñublense
Ñublense
Deportivo Ñublense S.D.A.P is a professional football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Province. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club...

 
Chillán
Chillán
Chillán is a city in the Biobío Region of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of Ñuble Province and, with a population of approximately 170,000 people , the most populated urban center of this province...

 
Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Estadio Municipal de Chillán Nelson Oyarzún Arenas is a stadium located in Chillán, Chile and owned by the Chillán municipality. It is home to Ñublense football club. It is named after Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, a Ñublense coach...

 
O'Higgins
Club Deportivo O'Higgins
Club Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded on April 7, 1955 following the merger of the clubs America and O'Higgins Braden, and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. The club was previously called PARHS FC...

 
Rancagua
Rancagua
Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344...

 
El Teniente
Estadio El Teniente
Estadio El Teniente is a multi-purpose stadium in Rancagua, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 14,450 people and was built in 1945 with the name Braden Copper Company Stadium . The stadium hosted several matches of World Cup Soccer in 1962...

 
Palestino
Club Deportivo Palestino
Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...

 
Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 
Municipal de La Cisterna
Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna
Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna is a multi-use stadium in Santiago, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches for Club Deportivo Palestino. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 1988....

 
San Luis
San Luis Quillota
San Luis are a Chilean Football club, their home town is Quillota in Chile. They currently play in 2nd division of Chilean football Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B and their historic rivals are Unión La Calera.-History:...

 
Quillota
Quillota
Quillota is a city and commune located in the Aconcagua River valley of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is the capital and largest city of the Quillota Province where many inhabitants live in the surrounding farm areas of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay, and San Pedro...

 
Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández
Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández
Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández is a multi-use stadium in Quillota, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of San Luis Quillota of the Primera División de Chile. The stadium holds 7,500 spectators...

 
Santiago Morning  Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 
Municipal de La Pintana
Estadio Municipal de La Pintana
Estadio Municipal de La Pintana is a multi-use stadium in La Pintana, Santiago, Chile. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Morning & Municipal La Pintana.The stadium holds 6,000 people....

 
Santiago Wanderers  Valparaíso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...

 
Regional Chiledeportes 
Unión Española
Unión Española
Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española...

 
Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 
Santa Laura
Estadio Santa Laura
Estadio Santa Laura is a football stadium in Independencia, Santiago, Chile. It is the home stadium of Unión Española. The stadium holds 22,000 people and was built in 1922. It is a multi - use stadium , also used for concerts. It is rarely sold out for soccer matches and attendance is rarely...

 
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They are playing in top level of the Chilean football league, the Primera División....

 
San Felipe
San Felipe, Chile
San Felipe is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago...

 
Municipal de San Felipe
Estadio Municipal de San Felipe
Estadio Municipal de San Felipe is a football stadium in San Felipe, Chile. It is the home stadium of Unión San Felipe.The stadium was opened in 1958, and currently holds 12,000 people.-External links:*...

 
Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...

 
Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 
San Carlos de Apoquindo
Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo
Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo is a multi-purpose stadium, in Santiago, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Universidad Católica...

 
Universidad de Chile  Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

 
Nacional
Estadio Nacional de Chile
The Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos is the national stadium of Chile, and is located in the Ñuñoa district of Santiago). It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 47,000, and is part of a 62 ha sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a...

 
Universidad de Concepción
Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción
Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción Futbol, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción. The club was founded August 8, 1994 and plays in the top level of the Chilean football league...

 
Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...

 
Municipal de Concepción
Estadio Municipal de Concepción
Estadio Municipal de Concepcion is a multi-purpose stadium in Concepción, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and has a capacity of 35,000 people....

 


Standings

Results






Relegation/promotion playoffs

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team #1 Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Santiago Morning 3:3 Deportes Antofagasta 1–2 3–1 (aet
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...

)
+1:−1
Universidad de Concepción 5:2 Curicó Unido 2–0 3–2

Round 1 standings

The team that occupies first-place after the first 17 matches of the season will automically qualify for the group stage of the 2011 Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...

 and the upcoming 2010 Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

. The second-placed team will advance to a playoff and face-off the 2009 Copa Chile
2009 Copa Chile
The 2009 Copa Chile was the 32nd edition of the competition. The competition started on May 10, 2009 with the Preliminary Round and concluded on November 15, 2009 with the Final...

 runner-up Municipal Iquique
Municipal Iquique
Club Deportes Iquique is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Iquique in the Tarapacá Región, in Chile. They currently play in the top level of the Chilean football league....

 for a spot in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.
|}
1. Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They are playing in top level of the Chilean football league, the Primera División....

 qualified to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

 as the 2009 Copa Chile
2009 Copa Chile
The 2009 Copa Chile was the 32nd edition of the competition. The competition started on May 10, 2009 with the Preliminary Round and concluded on November 15, 2009 with the Final...

 champion.

Copa Sudamericana playoff

Universidad de Chile, The second best-placed team after Round 1, will play a a two-legged tie against Municipal Iquique
Municipal Iquique
Club Deportes Iquique is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Iquique in the Tarapacá Región, in Chile. They currently play in the top level of the Chilean football league....

, the 2009 Copa Chile
2009 Copa Chile
The 2009 Copa Chile was the 32nd edition of the competition. The competition started on May 10, 2009 with the Preliminary Round and concluded on November 15, 2009 with the Final...

 runner-up, for the Chile 3 berth in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana
2010 Copa Sudamericana
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship...

.
|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd away goals; 4th extra-time; 5th penalty shoot-out.
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Copa Libertadores Liguilla

Universidad de Chile, Audax Italiano, Unión Española
Unión Española
Club Unión Española S.A.D.P is a professional Chilean football based in Independencia, Santiago de Chile. Founded by a Spanish immigrants on 18 May 1897, Unión Española have participated in the top-tier of Chilean football for all of their existence but two seasons in the late '90s .Unión Española...

 and Huachipato qualified for the Copa Libertadores Liguilla. The winner of the Liguilla will qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores
2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...

 as Chile 3.

The format for the Liguilla was a single elimination tournament, with two legs in each round. The team that finished 2nd in the final league standings played the team that finished 5th, and the team that finished 3rd played the team that finished 4th. The team that finished higher in the standings played the second leg at home. Ties were settled by points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). If there was a tie in point at the end of regulation of the second leg, the team with the best goal difference advances/wins. If a tie remains, the away goals rule is applied, followed by two 15-minute extra-time, and a penalty shootout if necessary.
Tie 1

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd away goals; 4th extra-time; 5th penalty shoot-out.
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Tie 2

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd away goals; 4th extra-time; 5th penalty shoot-out.
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Finals

|}Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd away goals; 4th extra-time; 5th penalty shoot-out.
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Top goalscorers

Player Player nationality Club Goals
1 Milovan Mirosevic
Milovan Mirosevic
Milovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica as an Attacking midfielder.-Club carrer:...

Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...

19
2 Mauro Olivi
Mauro Olivi
Mauro Andrés Olivi is an Argentine football striker who plays as a striker for the Chilean club Colo-Colo....

Audax Italiano 18
3 Carlos Muñoz
Carlos Muñoz (Chilean footballer)
Carlos Andrés Muñoz Rojas is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Colo-Colo.-Club statistics:As of May 22, 2011-References:...

Santiago Wanderers 17
4 Juan Manuel Olivera
Juan Manuel Olivera
Juan Manuel Olivera López is a Uruguayan football player who's currently playing for Al Wasl FC in Dubai.-Career:Olivera had a brief stint in Mexico with Cruz Azul during 2005....

Universidad de Chile 16
Diego Rivarola
Diego Rivarola
Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón is an Argentinian football player . He plays as striker, and plays currently in Universidad de Chile.-Club career:...

Universidad de Chile 16
6 Roberto Gutiérrez
Roberto Gutiérrez
Roberto Carlos Gutiérrez Gamboa is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo on loan from Estudiantes Tecos...

Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...

14
Ezequiel Miralles
Ezequiel Miralles
Ezequiel Nicolás Miralles Sabugo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Grêmio.-Early career:...

Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...

14
Gabriel Rodríguez
Gabriel Rodríguez
Gabriel Rodríguez is a Venezuelan sprint canoer. He competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events....

Ñublense
Ñublense
Deportivo Ñublense S.D.A.P is a professional football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Province. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club...

14
9 Sergio Comba
Sergio Comba
Sérgio Comba , more commonly Luiz Alberto, is an Argentine football striker, who plays for Santiago Morning of the Primera División de Chilena....

Santiago Morning 13
Manuel Villalobos
Manuel Villalobos
Manuel Arturo Villalobos Salvos is a Chilean footballer, who currently is on Huachipato. Villalobos has many different nicknames...

Huachipato 13
Nicolas Canales
Nicolas Canales
Nicolás Canales is a Chilean international footballer and he currently plays for Palestino. Canales was part of Benfica B's...

Palestino
Club Deportivo Palestino
Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile...

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