Vozinha set for first Colo Colo league start against Huachipato in matchday 22

Some debuts take their time. Vozinha's at Colo Colo is one of those cases: he arrived at the club with the reputation of a World Cup veteran, already pulled on the gloves in the Copa Chile against Union Espanola, and is now on the verge of taking the next step, the one that really matters to the fans: his debut in the Primera Division.

All signs point to this Sunday, in the matchup against Huachipato for matchday 22, as the moment the Cape Verdean goalkeeper gets the start. According to a report from Jade Quinones on SportsCenter, head coach Gustavo Quinteros (known internally as "Tano" Ortiz) had him working with the starters in the training session set up specifically for this game. It doesn't take a fortune teller to know that, if confirmed, every camera at Estadio Monumental will be pointed at the goal.

The question fans have been asking since he arrived wasn't whether he'd play, but when. And it looks like the answer is right around the corner.

Not the only change to the lineup

Ortiz isn't just shaking things up in goal. The central defense will also have new faces: Ivan Roman and Alonso Olguin look set to start in place of Joaquin Sosa and Jonathan Villagra, both nursing physical issues that would keep them out of the squad list or, at the very least, out of the starting eleven.

Up front there's also a forced change: Maximiliano Romero would take the spot of Javier Correa, who is unavailable due to suspension. These are absences that sting, but they also open up minutes for players who needed a chance to show what they can do.

With this lineup, closer to experimental than to business as usual, Colo Colo is looking to grab all three points against a Huachipato side that always makes things difficult, whether at home or wherever it faces the league's big clubs. Matchday 22 arrives at a stretch where every point counts, and Colo Colo needs its changes to pay off quickly.

Whatever the result, the spotlight is going to be on Vozinha. Seeing a goalkeeper with World Cup experience standing between the posts at the Monumental is, for any Colo Colo fan, a moment worth the wait. Now it remains to be seen whether the debut comes with a strong afternoon in goal and, Colo Colo will hope, with all three points in the bag.