Universitario loses the undefeated in the Sudamericama, but maintains the illusion: this is how we saw the unoxuno cream against Goiás

Is the ‘U’ an increasingly solid team? Yes. And it shows. Going to La Plata and winning, going to Brazil and fighting is not a story. It is the Uruguayan lineage that has impregnated Jorge Fossati from the bank. The creams show a winning attitude. However, his lack was yesterday in being forceful in attack. Two goals in ‘offside’ can give signs that the ‘U’ knew how to step on the opposite area with authority.

The loss against Goiás, which took the lead in Group G with 8 points, brought further obligations. The ‘U’ will have to win against Santa Fe in Colombia and make their locality respected against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata to try to retake the leadership of their key. Likewise, the creams will hope that Goiás does not add a perfect score when they receive ‘Lobo’ from La Plata and visit Bogotá to clash with ‘Los Cardenales’.

Line by line, this is how we saw the eleven that Jorge Fossati sent to the Haile Pinheiro stadium in Goiania.

The bow and the great goal that he could not avoid

The discussion opens. Was Carvallo well positioned at the time of Apodi’s great goal? José Aurelio was where he should be, and he paid dearly for his audacity. Always seeking to be the help in long balls behind his defenders, the ‘U’ goalkeeper had a few steps forward when Apodi hit a bomb that no one could clear. This same year, in a counterattack, Matías Succar had taken advantage of the fact that Carvallo was out to seal Mannucci’s 2-0 victory in Trujillo.

A compenetrated defense that does not pass difficulties

It is the line that comes from memory: Riveros as a libero, and Corzo and Di Benedetto as stoppers. Goiás proves to be the least Brazilian of Brazilians in current international competitions. With Philipe and Alesson in attack, they did not bring major dangers to the cream area. In the required duels, Corzo won 3 of 5 with his head and 3 of 7 with his feet. Riveros was safer through the air, winning 3 of 4 times, and 1 time in four games on the ground. On the other hand, Di Benedetto took the best score from the defense, according to SofaScore with 7.2, after winning 5 of 6 plays from above and 8 of 11 from below.

Well-skilled wingers, but no depth

Although the networks burned for his bad decisions in the final meters, SofaScore rated Nelson Cabanillas 7.3, the best of the ‘U’ against Goiás. The left winger completed 26 of 31 passes (84%), while on the other side, Andy Polo could only hit 19 of 27 passes (70%). In addition, ‘Caba’ completed the three dribbles that he tried in the match, and was able to win in 9 of 12 duels on the ground. Polo, on the other hand, was barely able to throw a cross that Herrera did not connect.

Urena and the balance triangle

The Chilean Ureña enjoys a great rhythm that allows him to launch at the correct moment in each sweep. Yesterday he did not commit any fouls, according to SofaScore, but cut Goiás’s attacks with 4 tackles. In addition, he intercepted two balls that led to the ‘U’ with Martín Pérez Guedes to his right and Horacio Calcaterra to his left.

Pérez Guedes knew how to step into the area to hit a header that, if the VAR had not been so perfect, would have made it 1-0 for the ‘U’. Regarding Horacio Calcaterra, it must be said that although he took Quispe’s position, it is because the cream talent is not having a good time.

Two tanks without gunpowder

Valera has 10 goals and Herrera his own 7, but in Goiania none could put the ‘U’ ahead on the scoreboard. They played 59 minutes together and there was no synchrony like in the 4-0 defeat of César Vallejo last Friday. Nor did we see them rush the Brazilian defense. Valera played between the central defenders Sidimar and Edu, and Herrera tried to unbalance Bruno Melo and Hugo. Nothing worked for them. In Bogotá and Lima, aiming will have to be refined if they want to qualify for the next phase of the Copa Sudamericana.