When it seemed that Universitario was close to achieving the overall tie, Brazilian Ryan scored 2-1 for Corinthians and ended the chances for Universitario. Afterwards, the player took off his shirt and showed it to the fans in the North Trench, which caused the anger of the local players.
Thus, members of Jorge Fossati's team threw themselves at Ryan, who was defended by his teammates. Seconds later, members of the police forces present at the Monumental Stadium intervened to restore order between the two sides.
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As a result of this brawl, Universitario players Horacio Calcaterra, Matías Di Benedetto, and substitute Piero Guzmán were sent off the field. In the 'Timao', Matheus Araújo saw the red card, while Ryan had to leave after receiving a second yellow card for his celebration.
Corinthians ended up winning the match 2-1 (3-1 overall) and advanced to the next round of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana. Therefore, the Paulista team will have to face Newell's Old Boys in the round of 16 of the continental tournament.
When does Universitario play?
Universitario's next match will be against Alianza Lima in the 2023 Liga 1. The match will take place on Saturday, July 22, starting at 20:30 hours.
Róger Guedes apologizes for Ryan's gesture
The Corinthians forward stated that Ryan should not have made that gesture in his celebration, but he was excited because he scored his first goal as a professional.
"I apologized to them (Universitario players), our player made a mistake, but he is young. It was his first goal, he got carried away in the celebration. It was an error on our part and I apologized to them," he said.