Beyond the fact that the team arrives with the support of winning the Clausura Tournament – they defeated Sport Huancayo 2-0 on the last date -, in University of Sports There is caution ahead of the Betsson League 1 final against Lima Alliance. In the midst of this, the Uruguayan strategist Jorge Fossati He took the floor and spoke about the present of his team and what these 180 minutes will be like. This Saturday will be the first round at the Monumental stadium and on Wednesday the 8th everything will be sealed at the Alejandro Villanueva.
“Happy and grateful to God to be in these instances. It is also thanks to the values that this group of footballers has had throughout the year; “We have gone through difficult times and I have never seen this team disappoint, neither locally nor internationally.”declared the experienced technician.
Jorge Fossati, with his extensive CV, already knows what it is like to compete in this type of match. He played with Peñarol (Uruguay) and Liga de Quito (Ecuador): “Because of everything I have seen this year, I arrive with great expectations, great optimism, beyond the respect that the rival deserves, because the facts tell me that our team is absolutely reliable.”.
Finally, the strategist recalled his confrontations with Mauricio Larriera, current coach of the blue and white: “I respect him a lot as a colleague, but I have no idea about the statistics, they are relative. We face each other in Uruguay and Qatar. In Uruguay with more than one team. The truth is that it doesn’t change anything, it depends a lot on who you direct. “He is a very capable coach.”.
This is how Universitario reaches the final
After the victory of University of Sports -which qualified the students for the Play Offs-, Lima Alliance made it official that the first match will take place at the Monumental de Ate stadium facilities, this Saturday, November 4; while the revenge match will take place at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium in Matute, next Wednesday the 8th.
It should be noted that the creams They qualified for the final for the national title after winning the 2023 Clausura Tournament. They obtained 39 points and came in first place, one unit ahead of Melgar, two over Alianza Lima and three over Sporting Cristal. The team led by Jorge Fossati recorded eleven wins, six draws and one defeat. Furthermore, he scored 28 goals and only conceded eight goals.
On which channels to watch the finals between Alianza Lima and Universitario?
To define the champion of League 1 Betsson 2023, two finals will be played and each one will be in charge of a different channel. The first leg, scheduled for this Saturday, November 4 from 8:00 pm at the Monumental stadium, will be broadcast on GOLPERU; Meanwhile, the second leg, which will be played at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium on Wednesday the 8th from 8:00 pm, can be seen on the signal. League 1 MAX.
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