With a little luck! At the beginning of the second half, Universitario de Deportes scored the first goal of the match against Melgar thanks to an own goal by Alejandro Ramos. The goal came after Piero Quispe crossed the ball in search of his teammate. The defender of the 'rojinegro' team, in his attempt to avoid the pass, put his foot and ended up pushing the ball into the back of the net defended by Carlos Caceda.
After suffering three consecutive defeats, the 'crema' team finally found divine fortune. Ramos' own goal allowed the 'merengue' team to return to victory, something they had not achieved since the first match of the Clausura Tournament 2023, in that match against Cantolao at the Monumental Stadium in Lima.
Universitario vs. Melgar: what's coming up
After this match for the seventh round of the Apertura Tournament 2023, Universitario de Deportes will have action again on Thursday, March 9th when they host Cienciano at the Monumental Stadium for the preliminary round of the Copa Sudamericana. The match is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. and will be broadcasted on DIRECTV, as well as the DSports streaming version.
After this international debut, the university team will play in the Liga 1 on Monday, March 13th when they visit Deportivo Binacional at 6:00 p.m. The venue for this match is not confirmed yet, but it is presumable that it will be at the Guillermo Briseño Rosamedina Stadium, located in the city of Juliaca.
Melgar, on the other hand, will have a tough match on Sunday, March 12th when they host Universidad César Vallejo at the Monumental Stadium of the UNSA, located in the city of Arequipa. The team led by Sebastián 'Loco' Abreu arrives in their best moment after defeating Carlos A. Mannucci and will surely seek to take the victory to Trujillo. The Pablo Lavallén's team must be very attentive, as they still haven't been able to win at home.
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