About the 17th minute of the Universitario de Deportes vs. Cienciano match, an incident occurred that could have changed the course of the game in Cusco. Carlos Beltrán, midfielder of the local team, directly hit Nelson Cabanillas, winger of the visitors, in the face with his elbow. As a result, referee Jesús Cartagena showed a yellow card to the host.
For the severity of the impact on the Universitario player, goalkeeper José Carvallo and defender Nelinho Quina approached the referee to ask for explanations regarding the shown card. Meanwhile, the attacker of 'U' writhed in pain on the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega stadium pitch.
Cabanillas and Beltrán disputed the ball near one of the sidelines of the field in Cusco. 'Che', who used to play for Alianza, was winning the duel, but in his eagerness to protect the ball, he raised his arm and hit the Universitario player. As a result of that maneuver, the imperials had the first cautioned player of the match in the 6th round of the Clausura.
Universitario vs. Cienciano: what's next for both
Universitario and Cienciano will have to move on from what happened at the Inca Garcilaso del Cusco and start working on the next challenges they will have to face. Both continue to have options to fight for the Clausura Tournament, but they will have to win.
In the next matchday, the team led by Carlos Compagnucci will face Binacional. The cream team will host the 'Poderoso del Sur' at the Estadio Monumental de Ate on Saturday, August 13, starting at 7:00 p.m.
On the other hand, Cienciano will travel to Lima to face Sport Boys in Callao. The match will take place at the Miguel Grau on Sunday, August 14, at 1:15 p.m.
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