Alvaro Madrid opens the scoring in Superclasico 200 with a back-heel that sums up Colo Colo's dominance

A back-heel. Just like that, with the outside of the boot and barely looking, the scoring opened in Superclasico number 200. Alvaro Madrid showed up at just the right moment to put Colo Colo ahead of Universidad de Chile at the Estadio Nacional, in a match that started with the Cacique steamrolling any blue resistance.

The goal came in the 28th minute of the first half, but it wasn't an isolated play. It had been brewing for a while: Colo Colo controlled the ball, created chances, and the U simply wasn't showing up on the field. When a team dominates a rivalry match like that, sooner or later the scoreboard ends up reflecting it.

The goal itself sums up that superiority well. A corner kick was flicked on by Javier Correa inside the box, leaving the ball teed up for Madrid, who calmly and cleverly finished with a back-heel to make it 1-0. It's the kind of goal you don't practice on the training ground, but one that comes out when a team is firing on all cylinders.

Dominance that had been building

Fernando Ortiz, in charge of Colo Colo's bench, had set his team up with a clear idea: press high and give no breathing room to a rival that came into Superclasico 200 needing to make history in another sense entirely. Universidad de Chile, far from its usual level, was overrun in midfield and struggled to build out from the back.

It's no coincidence that the goal came from a set piece. Colo Colo had already created several chances beforehand, and the crowd at the Nacional could feel the goal coming before it actually arrived. When it finally did, it was the logical result of what had been unfolding on the field.

The match, the 200th in the history of this Chilean rivalry, ended the first half with Colo Colo ahead on the scoreboard and in control of the game. Universidad de Chile, forced to respond, will need to find answers in the second half if it hopes to keep the Cacique from claiming a complete performance in a match so special to both fan bases.