Luis Urruti after the defeat of Universitario: “Unfair match, we deserved to score one or two goals”

A hard blow for Universitario de Deportes. The cream team was defeated by a goal against Barcelona SC at the National Stadium and says goodbye to the Copa Libertadores 2022. One of the players who was on the field of play, Luis Urruti, gave statements to the Conmebol press.

The Uruguayan soccer player maintained that he was not happy with the final result in the second phase of the South American tournament: “Unfair game, I think we deserved to score one or two goals. We were not forceful up front and we paid dearly for it in a counterattack. The Cup (Libertadores) is like that, it’s difficult. In my opinion, we got one of the best teams in South America”.

Likewise, Urruti pointed out that Universitario had many opportunities, however, the lack of effectiveness was detrimental: “I think today was a match to win it, their goalkeeper saved very well. There were many clear chances, but unfortunately it wasn’t possible, but we’re going to leave calmly, leaving our souls on the pitch”.

Regarding the return of the public, the cream player considered that having the fans in the stands “it is unique” and that “He leaves sad for not being able to give joy to all these people.”

Shortly after retiring to the locker room, the merengue attacker reiterated that “These types of matches are difficult. As I repeat, today we deserved something more and it wasn’t possible”.

With ten players, Barcelona from Ecuador beat the Peruvian Universitario de Deportes 1-0 this Wednesday in Lima and advanced to the third phase of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. the 66 minutes. In addition, in the first leg, the team led by Álvaro Gutiérrez fell 2-0 against the team from Guayaquil.