Cambio de objetivo. Universitario de Deportes missed another opportunity to earn three points to stay alive in the championship. This time it was against Melgar, a rival that still has a chance to win the Torneo Clausura.
The person who knows that the dream of winning the Clausura is practically over is defender Piero Guzmán. "It's like a defeat, but we have to work on the last two matches we have left," are the words of the young student in dialogue with La República.
Guzmán did not play against Melgar, but he knows that the current goal is to secure a spot in an international tournament for the following year.
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"The truth is that nothing is impossible, but we are focused on the two matches. I think the Sudamericana (Copa Sudamericana) suits us better in terms of numbers but it is not impossible to dream," he said.
The defender, who scored two matches ago in the victory against Carlos A. Mannucci, thanked the presence of over 45,000 fans in Ate.
"To the fans, keep going to the stadiums because we are giving our all," he concluded.
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Los últimos partidos
The team led by Carlos Compagnucci will play their last two matches remaining in the Clausura. In the 17th match that will take place midweek, they will rest due to the championship's fixture.
On Sunday, October 23, they will return to the Monumental to play against Sport Huancayo for Matchday 18. Meanwhile, on the 30th of this month, they will play their last match against UTC in Cajamarca.