Coquimbo Unido and O’Higgins meet on Saturday, November 14, at 18:30 local time at Estadio Santa Laura Universidad SEK to decide the inaugural Copa de la Liga Marathon title.
The match will not only crown the first champion in the history of the competition, but the winner will also qualify as Chile 3 to the 2027 CONMEBOL Libertadores and become the second team confirmed for the 2027 Supercopa, following the qualification of Colo-Colo after they won the Liga de Primera Mercado Libre.
For Coquimbo Unido, the fixture represents a chance to add a new crown after capturing the 2025 Liga de Primera.
Coquimbo Unido topped Group A with 14 points from four wins and two draws against Colo-Colo, Huachipato and Deportes Concepción. In the semifinals, the Aurinegros secured a 1-0 first-leg win away against Unión La Calera courtesy of a goal from Luis Riveros at the Estadio Nicolás Chahuán Nazar. During the return leg at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Matías Campos equalized for the Cementeros at the 86th minute to level the aggregate score at 1-1.
Goalkeeper Diego Sánchez then saved three penalties to give Coquimbo Unido a 5-4 victory in the shootout. The team arrives at the final following three consecutive wins across the Liga de Primera Mercado Libre and the Copa Chile Coca-Cola Zero Azúcar, including a recent 1-0 defeat of Audax Italiano at the Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida.
O’Higgins finished at the head of Group C ahead of Everton, Deportes Limache and Palestino, sealing their semifinal berth with a 2-1 victory over Palestino at the Estadio Codelco El Teniente. Facing Ñublense in the final four, the Rancagua club dropped the first leg 2-1 in Chillán after a 90+6′ goal by Ignacio Jeraldino.
In the second leg, Francisco González converted a penalty at the 68th minute to level the aggregate score at 2-2. O’Higgins prevailed 4-2 on penalties with goalkeeper Omar Carabalí shining in the shootout.
The two finalists previously met on June 13 for round 15 of the Liga de Primera Mercado Libre at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, where they played to a scoreless draw even though O’Higgins played the entire second half with ten men following the expulsion of Juan Leiva before halftime.
Saturday’s clash marks their second meeting of 2026, with a subsequent fixture scheduled for the final round of the national championship in Rancagua.
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