Chile's Colo-Colo avoids home loss and draws River Plate 1-1 in Copa Libertadores

Colo-Colo, the Chilean team, managed to avoid a loss against River Plate of Argentina, in a match that took place at the Monumental Stadium in Santiago. With a score of 1-1, the locals salvaged a point in their debut in the Copa Libertadores group stage.

The Colo-Colo goal was scored by the striker Marcos Bolados, with a header after a cross from the left. Meanwhile, the goal for River Plate was scored by the midfielder Enzo Perez, with a shot from outside the area.

The match was played before about 40,000 people and was marked by the dominance of River Plate in the first half and the reaction of Colo-Colo in the second half. The Argentine team had the clearest chances in the first half, with shots from Julian Alvarez and Nicolas De La Cruz that hit the goalposts.

Colo-Colo improved in the second half and managed to equalize the score thanks to Bolados' goal. The Chilean team could have won the match in the final minutes, but a shot from Pablo Solari hit the crossbar.

With this result, Colo-Colo is in third place in Group F of the Copa Libertadores, with one point, behind River Plate and Fortaleza, which leads the group with three points. The Chilean team's next match will be against Alianza Lima in Peru, on April 13.