Universitario de Deportes against UTC de Cajamarca suffered a lot. But the “U” managed to win with a superb free kick from Gabriel Costa.
© Universitario de DeportesUniversitario de Deportes beat UTC de Cajamarca
Gabriel Costa had to step up to put things in order within Universitario de Deportes, demonstrating leadership, talent, and also a reason to respond to the criticisms against him. Against UTC de Cajamarca, they did not have an easy time, but the players of the merengue team managed to take all three points. They did well before their centenary match.
Regarding the match itself, we can say that the game passed through several phases, which started favorably for Universitario de Deportes. Against UTC de Cajamarca, they showed some vulnerability, as they did not dominate from start to finish. For a moment, El Gavilán del Norte managed to contain the offensive of the merengues, quickly counterattacking to alleviate any attacking opportunity, at times putting pressure on the cream defense.
The starting eleven in this match were as follows. Universitario de Deportes: Romero; Riveros, Di Benedetto, Dulanto; Polo, Ureña, Pérez Guedes, Concha, Cabanillas; Rivera, Flores. Coach: Bustos. On the visiting side, the players who took the field, UTC de Cajamarca: Zubczuk; Pérez, Aparicio, Segura, Serrano; Romero, Marcos, Otazú, Cuero; Perlaza, Quinteros. Coach: Cauteruccio.
With this victory, Universitario de Deportes reached 10 points in 5 complete games, remaining just behind Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal. UTC stays with 4 points from the same number of matches. The merengues will visit Sport Huancayo this Sunday, August 11, at (3:15 PM – PERUVIAN TIME). Meanwhile, El Gavilán del Norte will host Unión Comercio this Friday, August 9, at (3:00 PM – PERUVIAN TIME).
Don’t miss any Liga 1 matches on the channel of (Disney+).