Universitario continues without finding victory at home, and during the third round of the Apertura Tournament, the team drew 2-2 against Cantolao, demonstrating that "courage" is not enough to have a minimally acceptable championship. The discomfort of the result was reflected in the words of coach Javier Chirinos.
In a press conference after the match at the Monumental Stadium, Javier Chirinos said that it is mandatory for the team to win the three points as locals.
"The match was dominated by Universitario at times and ended in a draw, but as locals we must earn the three points. We have a feeling of annoyance. It was difficult to maintain the intensity due to the physical effort that Universitario had to make, it is difficult to maintain the rhythm."
The match seemed to be leaning in favor of Universitario, as they played in the best way from midfield to the front, so much so that the goals from the "U" came from Diego Manicero (8, 76), but the great weakness of the team from Ate was the defense, which was very permissive and poorly connected in the match, allowing Cantolao to score in the 10th and 85th minutes.
In addition, the former coach of Universitario, Ángel Cappa, who led the team to win the Apertura Tournament in 2002, was present at the Monumental Stadium as a guest.