The Palestinian Club “Palestino” defeated “Real Farcilaso” from Peru with one clean goal, which qualified the team to the 16th finalists within the South American Championship “Copa Sudamericana”. This is the first victory for the Palestinian team in diaspora within a grand international championship; the match took place at “Monumental” Stadium in Santiago, Chile.
The Palestinian football Club "Palestino" is the only team participating from Chile in the South American championship. The only goal within the match was scored by the offense player in “Palestino” team, Leonardo Benegas, in the 48th minute of the match. The match witnessed great enthusiasm by the audience, while the Palestinian team “Palestino” received considerable support at its home.
On the twenty first of the current month, the team will play an away match against the Brazilian Club “Flamingo”, which is one of the strongest and oldest Brazilian teams; the match will take place at “Monumental” Stadium in Santiago, Chile. The home game will take place with the same team on the twenty eighth of the current month at the “Vitoria” Stadium, north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bank of Palestinian is the primary sponsor of the Palestinian club in Chile “Palestino” since about five years, due to the importance of supporting Palestinian communities and in order to build connections and relationships inside the country and abroad.