:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/A3SA7P3SDFG3PGOAQF24WZSMPY.jpg "Universitario vs Sporting Cristal 4-1: objectives and abstract of the ‘cream’ triumph on the Monumental for League 1 2024")
Despite beginning off dropping, the ‘merengue’ group turned the rating round and managed to win by a landslide at house to take the lead within the Apertura Tournament. Relive the very best performs of the sport.
13 May, 2024 09:52 a.m. EST
The lotions got here again and ended up beating the sunshine blues on the Monumental Stadium. (Video: GOLPERU)
Universitario de Deportes emerged victorious in probably the most decisive match of the 2024 Liga 1 Apertura Tournament. The pupil group confronted Sporting Cristal, their major contender for the title, on the Monumental stadium and managed to maintain the three factors at house to achieve once more the primary place within the classification.
The visiting group had struck the primary blow of the competition with an excellent purpose from Argentine Santiago González (20′), who took benefit of a defensive error by William Riveros to open the scoring. After that, the ‘U’ didn’t sit idly by and located the equalizer on the appropriate of Andy Polo (33′). The ‘Merengue’ winger completed off with a volley on the sting of the world and ensured that his group didn’t go into halftime at a drawback.
In the second half, Universitario utterly dominated and, supported by some particular errors from Sporting Cristal, managed to show the rating round. Martín Pérez Guedes (67′), Edison Flores (70′) and Rodrigo Ureña (81′) left their signature in what ended up being a powerful 4-1 win in favor of the locals.
With this vital consequence, Fabián Bustos’ group took the lead within the Apertura with 36 factors, two greater than Sporting Cristal. There are nonetheless two dates left and nothing has been stated, however now the ‘U’ relies on itself to win the primary event of the 12 months after its victory at house.