Antofagasta completed a comprehensive away victory against Deportes Copiapó, winning 4-0 in the Primera B regular season on Saturday. The third-placed visitors dominated from the opening stages, while the hosts struggled to create anything meaningful at their own ground. It was a result that extended Antofagasta's push towards the top of the table.
D. Rojas opened the scoring in the 26th minute, giving the visitors an early advantage to build on. By then, Copiapó had already looked uncomfortable, with A. Ortiz picking up a yellow card just two minutes later. The hosts made three changes at half-time, bringing on F. Espoz, N. Suarez and J. Monreal in an attempt to shift the momentum.
S. Leyton made the game safe with a brace, scoring in the 62nd and 66th minutes. And here's the thing about this performance — Leyton's second goal came after S. Sanchez had been cautioned, and the visitors showed no mercy. Copiapó's substitution of A. Ibacache in the 69th minute came too late to alter the course of the match.
B. Hurtado added a fourth goal in the 86th minute, capping off a dominant display from the away side. To be fair, the statistics told the story: Antofagasta registered seven shots on target while Copiapó managed none. The hosts had 139 attacks but could not find the back of the net once.
The result leaves Copiapó in 10th place with 30 points from 22 games, while Antofagasta move further clear in third with 37 points. Both sides have played the same number of matches, but the gap between them continues to grow. This was a statement win for the visitors.
