Universitario de Deportes put the lead of the 2023 Clausura Tournament at stake after their 2-0 defeat against ADT in Tarma and lost it on Thursday, August 17th, following Sporting Cristal's victory over Atlético Grau, results that drop the "cremas" to second place in the championship.
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The defeat against the 'Vendaval Celeste' has hit the "merengue" fans hard as well as the team, who will seek to recover this weekend against Garcilaso at the Monumental. Even so, the team has presented a major deficit in the domestic tournament so far, and will have the opportunity to improve in the final stretch of the year.
The main deficit of Universitario 2023: matches at high altitude
The student team has gone through a crisis of results at the beginning of this campaign, which they were able to overcome as the matches went by, but there is an issue that they have not been able to solve until now, matches played at high altitude.
Between Liga 1 and Copa Sudamericana, 'U' has played eight matches in high-altitude cities, of which they have lost half, drawn two, and only managed to win the remaining two.
Universitario matches at high altitude in 2023
- Binacional 1-2 Universitario | 13/03/2023 | Cusco - 3399 m. a. s. l. | Torneo Apertura
- Garcilaso 0-0 Universitario | 31/03/2023 | Cusco - 3399 m. a. s. l. | Torneo Apertura
- UTC 1-0 Universitario | 28/05/2023 | Cajamarca - 2750 m. a. s. l. | Torneo Apertura
- Santa Fe 1-0 Universitario | 08/06/2023 | Bogotá - 2625 m. a. s. l. | Copa Sudamericana
- Sport Huancayo 1-0 Universitario | 11/06/2023 | Huancayo - 3259 m. a. s. l. | Torneo Apertura
- Cienciano 1-1 Universitario | 22/06/2023 | Cusco - 3399 m. a. s. l. | Torneo Clausura
- Melgar 0-1 Universitario | 06/08/2023 | Arequipa - 2335 m. a. s. l. | Torneo Clausura
- ADT 2-0 Universitario | 16/08/2023 | Tarma - 3053 m. a. s. l. | Torneo Clausura
They will have one last opportunity to win at high altitude
Universitario only has one more away game in high-altitude cities, specifically in Cusco, where they performed best in 2023. This will be on matchday 18 of the Clausura when they visit Cusco FC, a team that is undefeated at home so far.