:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/6XFBNLH75BFPTEVFGQ4GPKJYB4.jpg "Jorge Fossati after Universitario’s win against César Vallejo: “The squad showed its face”")
University of Sports he achieved a comfortable victory against César Vallejo (4-0) and remains in second place in the Apertura Tournament. The creams were dominant throughout the match. Valera scored three goals. On this panorama, the club’s strategist spoke. Jorge Fossati he highlighted the performance of his coaches and also stressed that the last game was not easy to overcome.
“The squad showed up. The performance of our defense today was at a high level. I can’t say the word happy, because it cost me a lot to get out of the emotional state that caused the last game. Not because of football, but because of the way it happened ”, he said at a press conference.
In relation to the rival, he agreed to say that those led by Sebastián Abreu were difficult to overcome. In addition, he highlighted that they have a very intelligent director, adapted to be able to face all these types of situations. It should be noted that Fossati directed him in the Uruguayan National Team.
“I am very satisfied because we are facing a team that is not easy at all. They have an offensive game that is very difficult to control and well today I am happy to defeat an important team with a very intelligent coach”said Fossati, who has only lost one game with the club.
The offensive variants
Universitario has attack players for this season and they have been responding with goals. Alex Valera scored a hat trick in the match and has shown a great complement with Emanuel Herrera. Fossati spoke about this partnership and how much it benefits the club.
“Not only are Valera and Herrera. There are 3 more strikers. It can happen that a net striker can not convert and play well. I do not stop appreciating those who attend and today a clear striker (Herrera) was the one who assists Alex ”said the Uruguayan strategist after the victory.
Valera (10 goals in the year) and Herrera (7 goals) play together in Jorge Fossati’s approach. (Photo: Leonardo Fernández / GEC)
What’s next for University?
After the commitment against the César Vallejo University, for day 16 of the Opening Tournament, academic He will play again next week, when he has to travel to Brazil to face Goiás in Group G of the Sudamericana 2023. This match is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23 from 5:00 p.m. and will be played at the Serra Dourada stadium. , located in the municipality of Goiânia.
Because the ‘U’ beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-0 at the Monumental stadium, they remained as the absolute leader in the standings (they recorded seven points). For this reason, the ‘creams’ are obliged to win on Brazilian soil if they want to start enjoying the ticket to the next round. This, in addition, because the local team is their escort with five units.
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