Luis Urruti referred to Universitario vs. Barcelona SC: “We come to play our game”

Universitario de Deportes has everything ready to debut in the 2022 Copa Libertadores this Wednesday, visiting Barcelona SC in Guayaquil. The ‘Crema’ squad arrived in the Ecuadorian city on Tuesday afternoon and Luis Urruti had a brief contact with the press, providing an analysis of the rival they will face.

“It is a difficult team. We know where and what we come from. We are calm, because the group knows what it wants”, were the first words that the Uruguayan attacker said before the media.

In the same way, ‘Tito’ assured that they will seek to impose the idea promoted by coach Álvaro Gutiérrez: “We come to play our game. As a visitor one always gets a little behind, but we will try to impose our style and be intelligent, because it is a complicated game”.

On the other hand, Luis Urruti also made it clear that this key to the Copa Libertadores will not only depend on this match, but also on the second leg. “We know that we have 180 minutes, tomorrow the first 90 will be played and then we will have to finish off at home”, sentenced the footballer.

Apart from the defeat that Universitario suffered in League 1 last weekend (2-1 against Carlos Stein), the squad is in high spirits. Before that setback, the ‘U’ had won two 3-0 goals, over Cantolao and San Martín. The precision in offense and solidity in defense will have to be reflected again in Álvaro Gutiérrez’s team.

When do they play Universitario vs. Barcelona SC?

The first leg between Universitario vs. Barcelona SC will be played this Wednesday, February 23, at the Isidro Romero Carbo Monumental Stadium (7:30 pm Peruvian and Ecuadorian time). It should be noted that the ‘Canarios’ come from beating Montevideo City on penalties in the first phase of the Copa Libertadores, after equalizing in the two matches of the series (1-1 and 0-0).