Ignacio Vásquez

Attacking Midfielder (L) - Universidad de Chile
5 Sep 2026
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Marked for Ignacio Vásquez

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The Universidad de Chile Gazette

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

Universidad de Chile march on in the cup

Cobresal are out and Universidad de Chile go through, 2‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.

Player ratings

Ignacio Vásquez, 20, plays like he has been here for years — 9.11

A mark of 9.11 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 20-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Cristopher Toselli

There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Match

Universidad de Chile cannot stop winning

3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Squad

Tempers go at Universidad de Chile

Charles Aránguiz was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Nicolás Ramírez

Marked 9.46 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Squad

Juan Martín Lucero gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The terraces

Universidad de Chile supporters have found a favourite in Agustín Arce

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Agustín Arce has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Match

Universidad de Chile see off Union Espanola

Three points for Universidad de Chile, 1‑0 the final word against Union Espanola in a contest settled by the finer margins.

In brief