With Romero in goal and Polo with 'Orejas' for a dream: Fossati's lineup against Corinthians.

Against the clock, in the last rehearsal, the Uruguayan coach of Universitario de Deportes, Jorge Fossati, will solve some doubts about the starting eleven for the second leg match against Corinthians for the playoffs at the Monumental stadium. The challenge is to overcome the 'Timao' that won 1-0 in Sao Paulo, on the night of last Tuesday when Alex Valera was expelled and Uruguayan physical trainer Sebastián Avellino was detained in Brazil for racist acts towards the fans. A week has passed and although they achieved a victory in the local tournament, the 'cremas' do not come in the best moment.

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Arduous task but not impossible for a team that lives with football challenges. For now, the 'Flaco', strengthened by the group, the crema universe and prayer, evaluates a starting eleven with some offensive novelties. For example, the returns of Andy Polo and 'Orejas' Flores to the starting team, as right winger and second striker, respectively. The 'Joya' alternated the last fifteen minutes against Unión Comercio, while the Russia 2018 World Cup player was not considered thinking about this match. The commitment is to move the game forward and celebrate the qualification to the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.

Herrera is poised as the '9' for Valera

If there is a position on Jorge Fossati's lineup board that he has not been able to define due to constant expulsions, suspensions and call-ups to the 'national team', it is the forward position.

Alex Valera, with eleven goals, turns out to be the immovable striker; however, his constant suspensions have been a headache for coach Jorge Fossati, as his partner has rotated without providing solutions.

Meanwhile, Emanuel Herrera, Luis Urruti, Jorge Rivera, Alexander Succar and recently 'Orejas' Flores compete for the second forward position, now the 'Flaco' will have to use the 'Maquinaria', the usual partner of the player from Chiclayo, as his ideal substitute.

However, 'Maquinaria' is on fire, as he recently scored a penalty goal in the 2-0 victory against Unión Comercio in the third match of the Clausura Tournament, and he is the '9' who will lead the attack against 'Timao'. So, Fossati and the fans' hope for goal rests on his game tomorrow in Ate.

Romero, the '1' for Carvallo

These are the matches against the great teams of the Copa Sudamericana, like Corinthians from Brazil, the matches that every competitive footballer hopes to play and stand out on the field. What happened in Sao Paulo was a lesson for goalkeeper Diego Romero, 21, who will replace the suspended José Carvallo. The goal for 'Chiquito' is to come out victorious with the 'cremas' tomorrow at the Monumental. The security of 'U' starts in the hands of 'Chiquito', who will play his second international match in his short three-year career. Confidence is high, but it will have to be put into practice on the field.

On the other hand, the last time 'U' defeated a Brazilian club in Lima was twelve years ago, in 2011. It was a 2-0 win against Vasco da Gama with goals from Raúl Ruidíaz and Johan Fano in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals, played at the National Stadium in Lima.

At the 35th minute, Ruidíaz opened the scoring for Universitario de Deportes with a powerful penalty shot, after a foul committed on midfielder Rainer Torres, who was brought down in the area. The second goal for the crema team came after a through pass from Rainer Torres, another standout player, to 'Gavilán' Fano, who crossed the ball past goalkeeper Prass and scored the 2-0 in favor of Universitario, at the 59th minute.

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