“I wasn’t wrong to come”: Edison Flores, the boy from Collique who returned the ‘U’ to the place it deserves

A few months ago, before the signing of Edison Flores to Universitario de Deportes became official, on a main street in the San Isidro district, ‘Orejas’ attended El Comercio and although at that time he did not want to make his arrival official, In his eyes you could see the desire to once again be the determining player, “the one with the important goals” like in the Peruvian team in the Qualifiers. This last Wednesday, November 8, he fulfilled his promise. He returned to be champion and was a figure in the finals that gave the cream club the 2023 Liga 1 Betsson national title.

It is no longer, of course, Little Ears. He is a gentleman father of a family who leads the U, his usual team, a club to which he arrived with unbranded sneakers and teenage acne. Today he is champion of League 1 Betsson. “I’m calm, we have worked on it. In the 2 games we were superior, we could have faced a great rival that has the best Alianza squad in recent times, it is a two-time champion, but it was the best decision to return to the U”

With a subtle header as if it were a ‘9’, Edison Flores opened the scoring in the 2nd minute of the first half after taking advantage of a poisonous cross from Andy Polo. Thus he silenced the 30,000 souls in Matute who watched in distress the celebration of Universitario against the eternal rival Alianza Lima.

Edison Flores, little by little showed his best level, found in the trust of Professor Jorge Fossati the way to go from less to more and in this match, which was the most important of the year against Alianza Lima, he showed his entire hierarchy. Not only because of the goal, but because of the mark he pulled, the game associations, the physical delivery and the kicks he received, since in each play he gave the best of himself. The ‘Ears’ always played at a collective level and excelled in important moments, where experienced players can be seen.

Gone are the injuries, the little continuity he had in Atlas, his last club, today everything is joy in Edison Flores and his decision to return to Universitario de Deportes was a great success and now, in his centenary, the dream is the two-time championship. Flores played 15 games with the cream team this season and scored 6 goals, which gives him the confidence of having closed a good year to the joy of him and the fans who are excited about his Centennial.

Edison Flores’ dream night ended when he burst into tears after Universitario de Deportes’ second goal, through Horacio Calcaterra, and his actions moved everyone. In this way, the ‘U’ got its long-awaited 27th star after 10 years of drought. Who convinced him to return? First, his family. Then, a call from Jean Ferrari and Manuel Barreto. And of course, the relationship with Andy Polo, another little boy who came to the ‘U’ with nothing from Cinco Esquinas, in Barrios Altos, and today entered history.

Because history is written by the champions. The 2023 season finally closes with this title dreamed of by the fans of Universitario de Deportes who, after 10 years of absence of titles, this Wednesday, November 8, Edison Flores helped the long-awaited star number 27.