 Acosta spent the following three years out of Argentina, starting and ending with Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile where he rejoined former San Lorenzo teammate Néstor Gorosito.In 1994, he was crowned the top scorer in South American football, netting 33 times in only 25 matches.Also during that debut campaign, he was unable to further help the team for five matches (four after assaulting C.F.