Universitario de Deportes went from bad to better and almost won against Alianza Lima in the superclassic of Peruvian football, corresponding to the fifth round of the Liga 1 2023. With this result, the team led by Jorge Fossati continues with expectations and hopes to fight at the top of the table.
You can see: Figure of 'U' played the classic and the next day went to sell oranges with his parents
Although the cream team didn't have a great first half, they showed a different face in the second half and had opportunities to win, but the lack of efficiency took its toll. One of the players who spoke about it was José Carvallo, and sparked controversy by suggesting that the Alianza Lima players were just on the pitch and didn't try to propose a style of play.
"Perhaps they are used to last season when everything was called against them", said the goalkeeper emphatically in an interview for 'Fútbol en América'.
With that, the man who stands between the three goalposts for the merengue team expressed all his annoyance, stating that they will no longer be awarded fouls that perhaps in the first part of the championship would have been called.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that Universitario had two brilliant opportunities to win the classic. The first chance was for Edison Flores, but his shot hit the post, while the other occurred after a great play and shot by Piero Quispe.
Next Universitario match
The next Universitario match will be against Carlos A Mannucci on Monday, July 31, starting at 20:30 hours, at the Estadio Monumental.