D. La Serena vs Cobresal - Copa Chile

A fascinating Copa Chile chapter awaits on June 24, 2026 when D. La Serena take on Cobresal at the home ground — two sides with plenty to play for and everything to prove. How smooth can you be when receiving the ball, how quickly can you move from the back foot, hips open, face forward and find quality with the pass.

The two sides arrive with plenty to prove, and the Copa Chile contest at the home ground offers a chance to lay down a marker. D. La Serena's recent form is difficult to quantify, but the occasion itself should bring the best out of them. Cobresal's away form is hard to read, but they will arrive with the belief that they can trouble their hosts. Man Utd have still accumulated the most points across the league since his return in January.

Set-piece efficiency and transition play often decide fixtures of this nature, and both managers will have been drilling those phases on the training ground. Schalke were third bottom for possession in winning the second tier, let alone facing Bayern.

When S. Ribas is on the pitch — 1 goals to his name this term — moments of magic are never far away, and the Copa Chile's top scorer will be central to how this one unfolds. The battle in midfield, where both sides look to control tempo, could prove the decisive arena. St Johnstone twice gave up a lead before storming back to edge a seven-goal thriller on their Scottish Premiership return at home to Kilmarnock.

Predicting an outright winner is no easy task given how little separates the two sides on paper. Expect a tight, competitive affair that could easily end all square at 1-1. With positions in the Copa Chile table to defend and momentum to chase, neither side can afford to leave anything in the tank. The Spaniard heading to Barca all but rules out a midfield departure from the Bernabeu and thus United will likely have to look elsewhere.