Universitario de Deportes receives Sporting Cristal TODAY, April 24 at 8:30 p.m. at the Estadio Monumental, to dispute this exciting match for the 13th round of the Torneo Apertura of Liga 1 2023. The "cremas" will come out with all their firepower to secure the three points as the home team and shorten the distance they have with the first place.
Among the referents of Universitario, Mauro Cantoro stands out, a former forward who, thanks to his good game and level, managed to shine with the "merengue" club and was an important piece of the tricampeonato as they won the championship titles in 1998 and 1999. As a representative of the "cremas", he analyzed in an interview with GOLPERÚ what this classic match will be like and the work that Jorge Fossati has been highlighting since his arrival at Ate.
Since the arrival of the Uruguayan coach, Universitario has not experienced any defeats, and the popular 'Toro' did not hesitate to comment on the work that Fossati has been doing.
"La 'U' is doing well, they come with consecutive victories and that influences Sporting Cristal. For a coach, it is important because of how the 'U' was coming with Compagnucci, all beaten, bad in every sense from what is seen from the outside. The first thing that Fossati could recover in the short term was the emotional aspect, and then he was able to intervene tactically, and for a strategist it is important to have an eleven, twelve or thirteen fixed players who know they are the backbone."
Possible starting lineup of Universitario against Sporting Cristal
Jorge Fossati would start with this lineup: José Carvallo; Aldo Corzo, Williams Riveros, Matías Di Benedetto; Andy Polo, Alfonso Barco, Martín Pérez Guedes, Horacio Calcaterra, José Bolívar; José Rivera and Emanuel Herrera.