One of the titles that remained in the memory of the Universitario de Deportes fans was the Copa Libertadores sub-20, due to the memorable final in which the 'merengues' defeated Boca Juniors via penalties in 2011.
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In that squad there were players like Edison Flores, Christofer Gonzales, Carlos Caceda, Andy Polo, among others, and although most of them are still in football, there are others who disappeared from the scene for a long time and that the fans do not forget, like Mauricio López, who took the penalty that defined 'U' as continental champion.
'Mau' gained prominence for being a versatile player and expressing his strong support for the institution's colors in Ate, however, his link with the team of his dreams ended shortly after lifting the cup.
The left-back remained at Universitario until 2012, but without continuity, he moved to Juan Aurich (2012) and Deportivo Municipal (2014), and although it was believed that his breakthrough would come, things did not go as expected.
Mauricio Lopez was poised to be a standout athlete in Peruvian football, however, this could not happen due to a health problem in his head, which forced him to stop his career and undergo a four-month treatment.
Whatever happened to Mauricio López?
Since then, Mauricio López dedicated himself to university and completed his professional degree in International Business, but he not only focused on that, he also focused on his venture 'Outlent', a brand of prescription and sunglasses.
However, the former 'U' player returned to his greatest passion and has been part of AFE Cosmos Internacional in the Copa Perú competition for months.
"The opportunity arose and it's close to my home. Why not? I feel ready to come back, football is part of my life... AFE interested me a lot because Coach 'Tito' Chumpitaz will be there, as well as first-team players like Manuel Contreras, Carlos Elías, and Diego Bejarano, with whom I coincided at 'U'", he declared to La República months ago.