Palestino, the Chilean club whose projection matters far beyond the pitch
The home team unveiled new jerseys on Saturday. By half time at La Cisterna, an old, low-slung stadium in the southern suburbs of Santiago, Chile, those who wore it were entitled to regard it as a lucky charm. In their novel shirts, green-and-white hoops with a busy mosaic of badges and flags across the chest to signal various global alliances, Palestino had raced to a 3-0 lead over Cobreloa.


