Álvaro Gutiérrez after the fall of Universitario in the classic: “I'm really hurt. There is no such difference in the scoreboard”

Universitario de Deportes succumbed 4-1 to Alianza Lima in the so-called Peruvian football classic. It was a match that was played as part of the 10th date of the 2022 League 1 Apertura Tournament and where the 'creams' were depleted at the group level. In that sense, coach Álvaro Gutiérrez showed great sense for this defeat, even more so, with the low functioning of his team.

First of all, as is customary, the protagonists of each meeting usually give statements at the end of the meeting through a press conference. However, the Uruguayan coach came to the indicated area clarifying that he was not going to answer any questions from the journalists.

In this case, he himself made his impressions known in an extensive analysis. “I am very sad and hurt by the way the match played out. We think there is no such difference in the score. The match started in an even way where we had 10 minutes of deconcentration and that was where the two goals of them came. From there, I think we play messy, inattentive. The truth is that he took us out of the game that 2-0. We weren't clear about basting plays. We were not precise in the control of the ball and the pass. We were not attentive in the back pressure when we lost the ball”, started the DT.

Likewise, the 53-year-old strategist ruled out that the pressure from the local fans was a reason why the players did not perform as expected, in addition to the fact that this bulky result occurred in a match as crucial as it is in a classic. “We knew it was a difficult match and that, when you are losing at home with all the fans, it can happen. It's no excuse. All the attempts we had were for individualities, they were not by moves, by order, by basting arrivals. And the truth is that today I'm going very sad. Unfortunately this terrible result happened here in the classic. The worst thing that could happen to us was that, so I have no more words to say,” he added.

Finally, Gutiérrez did not make any evaluation about any particular player, implying that when they lose and win, they are group issues, rather than individual ones. “I'm not going to make any individual criticism of any player. As the head of the group, the first one who has to do 'mea culpa' is me. That's clear. Because here we all win and lose. Starting with the one who makes the strategy and following with those who try to develop it,” he said.

And it is that the cast 'merengue' had a match played in the first minutes with their 'intimate' pair. In fact, it seemed that we would find ourselves with a more closed match and without the effectiveness in both areas. However, the visitors were ahead in the scoreboard twice through Jairo Concha, who with two goals from another commitment left the owners of the house in shock. Precisely, as coach 'charrua' mentioned, this was a factor that kept them downhill.

For the second half they tried to react with the entry of Panamanian Alberto Quintero, but he was barely able to participate in the game of a team that could not elaborate or create a clear chance of scoring. He only had one through Ivan Santillán in the only score of the Ate team, although it was finally an own-goal by Pablo Míguez. Later, the goals of Arley Rodríguez and Hernán Barcos ended up declaring a huge rout.

POSITION IN LA LIGA 1

With this result, the institution 'crema' ranked sixth in the local tournament with 16 points, 5 points behind the leaders Cienciano and Sport Huancayo. In addition, on the next date he will receive Sport Boys, so he will have to start winning so as not to part with the first places.

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