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Universitario de Deportes: así celebró Alberto Quintero en el vestuario tras su gol número 11 [VIDEO]

With suitcases full of hope, the team of Universitario de Deportes departed this afternoon to Cusco to battle against the leader Real Garcilaso this Saturday. If they achieve victory, the creams will shorten the distance to 5 points.

The team of Pedro Troglio made the final adjustments to the starting eleven in the morning and at noon took the flight to the 'Imperial City' with the objective set on 2 points against a strong local rival.

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Universitario de Deportes arrives motivated to the match of the ninth round of the Clausura tournament. With the 2-0 victory over Sport Huancayo in the middle of the week, they accumulated 4 consecutive wins, which allowed them to rise to third position.

The creams could further shorten the difference, even surpassing Real Garcilaso. In addition to their postponed match against Comerciantes Unidos, the creams have pending the result of their claim against Deportivo Municipal for the match of the fifth round.

The "merengues" and the people of Cusco will play one of the most anticipated matches of the Saturday fixture. Emotions are guaranteed from start to finish at the Garcilaso de la Vega stadium.