In the 80s, Schiappacasse studied at the University of Chile School of Journalism. He then began his professional career on the sports program Zoom Deportivo, on Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN).
In 2002, he joined Chilevisión (CHV). There he became a sports commentator for the news program and a panelist on the political opinion program, Tolerancia Cero. He also hosted the talk show La Última Tentación.
In July 2005, Schiappacasse moved to Canal 13, where he joined to its sports are. There, he hosted Goles de Primera División, a program which broadcast the right to show the images and goals of the Chilean Primera División, unlike the matches that were broadcast on the Canal del Fútbol (CDF).
In Canal 13, Schiappacasse also commentated the football matches of the Chilean football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (2007–2009), where Chile qualified to a World Cup after 12 years of absence.
In 2011, he began his emblematic duo with Claudio Palma,[4] when the latter was hired by Canal 13 to broadcast the Copa América in Argentina. With him, he commentated in contests like the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Chile's two-time championship in the 2015 Copa América and the Copa América Centenario (2016), and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
After 13 years, Schiappacasse left Canal 13 and returned to CHV, which also hired Claudio Palma to broadcast Chile's matches.[4]
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