O´Higgins frustrated by Palestino late show

Champions O´Higgins missed the chance to go top of the Clausura when Palestino netted a late equaliser last night.

La Cisterna – It looked as though Pablo Hernández´s tap-in on the hour mark would be enough for Eduardo Berizzo´s men to leapfrog Colo Colo at the summit.

However, they paid the price for failing to make their superiority count when Miguel Escalona headed home from a free-kick in the 87^th minute.

O´Higgins slipped one place to third, while Palestino also dropped one spot to fourth.

That was because Universidad Católica put their Copa Chile disappointment behind them with a last-gasp 1-0 win at Cobresal, who had Eduardo Farías sent off in the 28^th minute.

Darío Botinelli popped up with the 89^th minute winner to put Católica second in the table, behind leaders Colo Colo on goal difference.

In the other game yesterday, Nelson Acosta´s Everton drew 1-1 at home against Antofagasta. A Javier Elizondo penalty gave the visitors the lead two minutes before the break, but Matías Donoso equalised in the 81^st minute.

There were two games on Friday night. Rangers recorded a much-needed win when they beat Cobreloa 2-1 in Talca.

Francisco Alarcón gave Rangers the lead in the 30^th minute, but Cobreloa drew level thanks to Gabriel Méndez´s 38^th minute penalty. Rodolfo González notched the 79^th minute winner.

Unión La Calera climbed to seventh with a 1-0 win at struggling Audax Italiano. Leando Benegas struck in the second minute, his fifth goal of the season.

In today´s matches, Santiago Wanderers host Universidad de Chile, Huachipato entertain Iquique, Ñublense take on Universidad de Concepción and Unión Española host Colo Colo.