Everything happened in the final stretch of Universitario vs. Sport Boys: Tiago Cantoro's goal for the 1-0, celebration of the 'cremas' in Villa El Salvador. Also, with the referee's final whistle, a fight between the players of both teams, in which the members of the coaching staff also joined and even the police had to intervene.
In the added time, there was a foul at the apex of the penalty area. Due to the debatable nature of the action, the players of the 'Misilera' protested against the referee. At the same time, confusion reigned because Eduardo Uribe bled, stained his shirt, and had to leave the game. Then, Luis Garro entered as an emergency.
In that context, the tugs were the order of the day in the territory of goalkeeper Patricio Álvarez. In fact, the match authority warned him about a possible foul. With all that, the whistle sounded for Cantoro to take the set piece in favor of Carlos Compagnucci's team.
After the order, while everyone expected an aerial service, the forward opted for a direct shot on goal. Along the way, there was a rebound inside the six-yard box of Álvarez and that left the goalkeeper of the chalacos without a reaction. Meanwhile, Tiago and his teammates exploded with joy for the goal.
The players of Universitario chased after Cantoro, who reached the center of the field to shout with all his might. Immediately, all the 'merengues' embraced each other because they knew that this victory is key to their aspirations to fight for the Clausura Tournament.
Final with fight in Universitario vs. Boys
After Cantoro's goal, the actions resumed, but it took a long time for the referee to blow the final whistle. By then, the atmosphere was completely tense at the Iván Elías Moreno stadium.
And the brawl started as soon as the whistle was heard. The Sport Boys' people protested against Universitario because they didn't kick the ball out when 'Lalo' Uribe was bleeding. In fact, the continuity of that action led to the free kick that Cantoro converted.
From then on, there were shoves between players, members of the coaching staff, and characters who fell on the field. Even the images from the broadcast showed the coach Juan Alayo out of control. The police intervened to prevent the incident from escalating.