“The real doubts are who comes for Fossati and who comes for Quispe”: the Centenary, 27 titles and the great challenge of the ‘U’ | OPINION

The proposal was the old 3-5-2, which well trained is a harsh punishment for a football always dominated by the line of 4 and tactical conservatism that, as we saw, had few responses against this “revival”. It says something about our environment, the Peruvian one, that the effectiveness of a system that was new 40 years ago is intact. And he is.

The Uruguayan coach understood that Di Benedetto, Riveros and Corzo could act as markers and took advantage of the obedience of Polo and Cabanillas (he ended up sitting Bolívar) for the round trip on the wings. Polo, everything has been said, is the classic player underestimated by the fan hungry for firuletes and appreciated by every coach who coaches him. Palms for him. In the middle, Urena He was the best ‘5’ in time in the Peruvian league, a brand-name midfielder with a good selection level footing (he is above Pulgar or Echevarría, if you hurry me), accompanied by a Pérez-Guedes justito and the enormous talent of Piero Quispe, comfortable in freedom, in some way, a free but applied steering wheel with an ‘8’ vocation. Forward, Flowers He began to recover his level as a second striker (he always had a goal) at the same time that the cream of fans suffered and enjoyed with Valerawho despite scoring 15 goals in 30 games seems to have missed at least 15 more.

What can be improved for next year? The fan will ask for a replacement for Carvallo – in fact, he has just signed the best goalkeeper of the 2023 Uruguayan championship, Sebastián Britos, 35 years old –, a better option than Pérez-Guédes on the right and a more accurate ‘9’ – everything indicates that It will be the Argentine Diego Dorregaray, 31 years old, who comes from the Cyprus league.

About Fossati, his delayed move to selection has done excessive damage, although it is understandable from a professional point of view. The Uruguayan seeks to remake Gareca’s narrative (champion with the ‘U’ followed by World Cup qualification) and has the conditions to do so. The point is that Ferrari and Barreto must get a coach who either builds on the 3-5-2 (this system is a religion, yes, but not the majority in South America) or who rethinks the team from scratch. It’s not simple. The mistake that Larriera made in the last final with Alianza Lima is a good warning for upstarts who think that it is possible to change the scheme abruptly without affecting performance.

About Quispe, must emigrate to grow. And preferably not to the Mexican league, which, being competitive, is a meat grinder for Peruvian talent (it works like a golden cage: no one leaves there). Although the trip to Europe offers fewer short-term rewards, the true sporting and economic triumph is in the Old Continent, since it is there where the world class is valued and measured, of which he must be a part. At 22 years old, Piero still has time to measure himself against the best. It is not a whim of the spectator, but a moral duty. In any discipline, talent has a responsibility: to take it as high as possible. I hope you are well advised.

For Universitario, the Centennial still looms with doubts, but with great peace of mind: it will be able to receive August 7 as national champion. We must build on that relief.