About the Note
Although Universitario de Deportes suffered throughout the year due to injuries and lack of attacking options, they opened the doors and set free their top scorer from 2016, 'Charapa' Hernán Rengifo. In the Clausura tournament, the cremas will only have Luis Tejada and Daniel Chávez. Both forwards will form the duo for 'U' in this final part of the year.
WRITTEN BY: RENZO MORALES ROJO
Although injuries forced changes in the starting eleven, coach Pedro Troglio preferred sticking to the same system to avoid rotation. As a result, there was a group of players who lost their continuity and are now looking for other teams where they can be considered for the Clausura.
Rengifo, who already signed for Melgar, was one of them and Ugarriza would follow suit this week.
With a lot of 'Pana'
With the departure of the attacker from Universitario de Deportes, followed by 'Uga', the position of '9' would be left alone for Luis Tejada. In the Apertura, 'Pana' won the spot from 'Charapa' by scoring goals.
He then went through a drought of more than eight matches without scoring, but broke his bad streak in the last match against Cantolao, where he scored a brace. Now, the forward line is his and he must carry the team on his shoulders and lead them to the title.
Meanwhile, Daniel Chávez will be included in the list for this Sunday, as he will be the main substitute for Troglio. The 'Bombarderito' is to the coach's liking, as he has shown that he can indeed perform in different positions.
During the week, he has been tried as a '9' replacing Luis Tejada. Likewise, he played as an attacking midfielder as a second forward in training sessions.