Barcelona SC is undefeated against Universitario de Deportes in matches played in Guayaquil for Copa Libertadores

Invincible. This condition is held by Barcelona Sporting Club in the duels that as homeowner it has starred against the University of Sports from Lima, a squad with which it will meet again this Wednesday in the framework of the Copa Libertadores de América.

At the Monumental Banco Pichincha stadium, those commanded by coach Fabián Bustos will be rivals of the cream team in the first leg of the second round of the preliminary round of the Conmebol contest. Precisely in this scenario, the popular Peruvian team has never, in two games for the Libertadores, been able to beat Barcelona.

The first of two contests played so far in Guayaquil is dated April 14, 1993, when for the round of 16 second leg the Canarians received Universitario, who a week earlier had beaten the cast of Ecuador 2-1 in the National Stadium (José Gavica scored the bullfighter’s goal). The ticket to the quarterfinals went to Barcelona, ​​which at home thwarted the creams with a 3-0 win.

Landslide victory

The yellows scored through the Poet Rubén Darío Insúa, author of a double, and Raúl Turbine Aviles. With the Chilean Enrique Marín as referee, a highly offensive Barcelona formed with Víctor Mendoza; Tony Gómez, Byron Tenorio, Jimmy Montanero, Claudio Alcívar; Héctor Carabalí, Julio César Rosero, Insúa; Carlos Muñoz (Wilson Macías), Gilson de Souza, Avilés (Gavica).

University put Patrick Zubczuk; César Charún, Marcelo Asteggiano, Juan Reynoso, José Luis Carranza (was sent off); Jorge Amado Nunes (Gustavo Tempone), Juan Carlos Bazalar, Freddy Torrealva, Roberto Martínez; Ronald Baroni (Ricardo Besada), Tomas Silva.

0-0 at the Monumental

The second chapter of the duels between Barcelona and Universitario de Deportes, in the Puerto Principal as the venue, was written on March 8, 1994, also in the Monumental. The result of the match fulfilled by group 3 (key completed by Emelec and Alianza Lima) was a blank tie.

This is how the canaries lined up: Mendoza; Gómez, Tenorio, Montanero, (Alcívar), Nixon Carcelén (Avilés); Gavica, Carabalí, Jaime Pizarro, Insúa; Carlos Alfaro Moreno, Agustin Delgado.

Those from Lima sent Zubczuk, Ricardo Bravo, Reynoso, Gustavo Dulanto, Juan Ubillús onto the pitch; Carranza, Martín Rodríguez, Martínez, Nunes (Maldonado), Dolmo Flores (received red card), Ariel Beltramo (Torrealva). On April 8, 1994, in Peru, another 0-0 was recorded between Universitario and Barcelona. (D)