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Universitario de Deportes returned after ending the bad streak of three games without winning and regained the leadership of the Clausura Tournament, along with Sporting Cristal, a rival that also has 25 points. Beating Deportivo Municipal 1-0 and the 1-1 draw of the celestial team against Sport Boys favored the cream team, who will face the rimenses at the National Stadium this Saturday for the Liga 1 Betsson. To do this, Uruguayan coach Jorge Fossati will use, according to each player's physical response, his selected players Andy Polo, Aldo Corzo, Piero Quispe, and Alex Valera. The 'U' will not hold back when facing the Bajopontinos, as it will be a decisive match between the two clubs fighting for the title.
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The 'Flaco' will be attentive, as well as the whole country, to the Peru vs Brazil match and the performance of his four players, two of whom (Andy Polo and Aldo Corzo) are starters in Juan Máximo Reynoso's lineup against 'Scratch' in the Eliminations. The other two (Piero Quispe and Alex Valera) also have the chance to play. However, it will be crucial that the mentioned players return to their club on Wednesday without injuries or muscle fatigue. This premise is crucial to be considered for the match against Sporting Cristal on Saturday.
Although in the last victory against Deportivo Municipal, Hugo Ancajima, Marco Saravia, Horacio Calcaterra, and Luis Urruti did not disappoint, the selected players are considered part of the backbone of the 'U'. The importance of this game is huge because they will face a direct rival in the fight for the Clausura title.
'Orejas' is motivated
On the other hand, the winger who plays as a second striker and scored the goal in the match against 'ediles', Edison Flores, recently became a father for the second time and is in high spirits due to the confidence given by coach Jorge Fossati and the medical staff of Universitario. Since returning with the 'muscle discomfort' from the national team, he has recovered, trained normally during the week, and was part of the starting lineup against Municipal, becoming the goal scorer that 'U' desperately needed.
Meanwhile, striker Jean Carlo Olivares Uccelli was on the substitute bench for the cream team against Municipal and did not debut against his father's former team, 'Camioneta' Olivares. However, he is gradually becoming familiar with his teammates and the quick pace. It will depend on coach Jorge Fossati whether the player becomes a replacement option with the return of the selected players. For now, he enjoys the trust of the coach and the whole group, who have embraced him as part of the cream family from the first minute.
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