Minutes passed and the goal did not come. University of Sports he was desperate, he did not make many dangerous chances and Municipal Sports He resisted well in the Monumental stadium. However, in the 63rd minute of play, Edison Flores to break the parity: the ‘Ears’ received a pass in the rival area and, with his left leg, made it 1-0 in favor of the team led by Jorge Fossati. The footballer celebrated in a very euphoric way and the thousands of fans exploded with joy.
After scoring, the former Atlas player made a gesture of silence for the fans who were in the Ate colossus. Apparently, they had whistled at Flores in the first half. ‘Orejas’ seemed very defiant and, after the final whistle, he explained the reason for his celebration. Of course, he assured that they are emotions that one experiences while playing football.
Regarding his celebration, Edison commented the following to the GOLPERU cameras: “I always say that football is about revenge, obviously the fan doesn’t like to tie, nor do we. The anger is with myself too, because I come from fighting for every ball, every minute. It is part of the revenge that football gives you, but we have to continue”.
University vs. Municipal: what’s coming
After the match against the ‘Academia’ at the Monumental, University of Sports will play again next week when he visits Sporting Cristal for date 13 of the 2023 Clausura Tournament. This match is scheduled for Saturday, September 16 from 8:30 pm, it will be played at the National Stadium and will be broadcast exclusively on the Liga 1 MAX signal.
The last time the meringues and celestes faced each other was for the 2023 Apertura Tournament, in the duel played on the night of April 24 at the Monumental. That day, Universitario was superior and won 2-0 with scores from Martín Pérez Guedes and José Rivera, a result that worsened the football crisis that Sporting Cristal was suffering at the time.
Municipal Sports, for its part, will receive César Vallejo at the Iván Elías Moreno stadium, on date 13 of the 2023 Clausura Tournament. This match is scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 16 from 1:00 p.m. (time in Peru and Colombia) . It should be noted that ‘Muni’ is in last position in the Clausura and needs to win urgently to avoid complications with relegation at the end of the year.
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