Before visiting Barcelona SC next Wednesday for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores playoff phase 2, Universitario de Deportes lost its undefeated record in Peru’s League 1 by falling 2-1 to the Carlos Stein team this Saturday. in the city of Lambayeque.
The coach of the creams, Álvaro Gutiérrez, explained that the field of the César Flores Marigorda stadium did not help his team to carry out its game plan.
“It was a rare, atypical game and we had to adapt to the conditions on the pitch. A very heavy court, it was a mattress where we could not exploit the virtues that we have, ”he told the Peruvian media.
“I think it wasn’t the best style of play or the one that was best for U to play, but on this type of court it was what was needed,” he added.
Despite the defeat (the first of the Apertura de la Liga 1 2022 tournament), the Universitario coach said that he remains “calm because of the attitude that the players had.” “They never complained about the heat, the field or anything. You could see that some of them were tired.
In conversation with the channel Willaxthe cream player Federico Alonso indicated that Carlos Stein’s goals came from very difficult plays and not from one in which they were clearly associated.
“Because of their temperament, they played a dirty game when it was 1-0 and as a result of this came the two dirty goals, they were not clean plays. They were locked, forced goals”, he appreciated.
For this game, Universitario de Deportes had an eleven formed by José Carvallo; Aldo Corzo, Federico Alonso, Nelinho Quina, Nelson Cabanillas; Gerson Barreto, Angel Cayetano, Piero Quispe; Alberto Quintero, Luis Urruti and Alex Valera.
Now, the U has to focus on Barcelona SC, which will have action this Saturday (20:00) for the first day of the LigaPro Serie A of Ecuador in a duel with Delfín in the city of Manta.
The Peruvian team will travel to Guayaquil on Tuesday to face its first game against Barcelona SC in the framework of phase 2 of the Libertadores 2022 playoff, on Wednesday, February 23, at the Monumental Banco Pichincha stadium. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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