Universidad de Concepción lost 1-0 to A. Italiano in the Primera División Regular Season on Friday evening. The visitors took the lead before the quarter-hour and held on despite going down to ten men. It was a narrow margin for the visitors, who have kept three clean sheets on the spin.
G. Chiaverano settled matters in the 14th minute, firing home after a period of sustained pressure. The hosts had been the busier side early on, their possession advantage showing in the passing numbers. By then the away side were sitting deep, waiting for a moment to strike.
Things shifted in the 34th when D. Pina received a red card for Italiano. The dismissal came without warning, and the visitors had to regroup quickly. B. Soto was brought off on the hour to shore up the defence, and the visitors clawed their way back into shape.
The statistics tell a different story from the scoreline. The hosts registered seven shots on target against just one for the visitors, yet the away side were more clinical. They had fewer attacks overall but created their chances when it mattered. The old head in the away side settled them down after the red card.
Concepción remain 14th with 22 points after 22 games, while Italiano move up to 12th with 25 points. The result ended a run of results for the hosts that had been inconsistent. Italiano have one foot in a better position than last season.