Universitario

Match report

Universitario played Comisionados Unidos at Estadio Monumental on 6 September in the Clausura stage of the First Division, and the match ended 2-2 after a late penalty drama that kept both sides level.

The hosts took the lead through Jhon Sánchez in the forty-fourth minute, and it looked as though they might hold every card. Comisionados United responded quickly: César Inga equalised in the fiftieth, then Flavio Alcedo put them ahead just three minutes later. And here's the thing about that sequence — the visitors turned a half-chance into a lead without much pressure behind it.

Universitario pushed back and Gianluca Lapadula won a dangerous free-kick that led to the first VAR penalty for Alex Valera in the eighty-first minute. He converted to level things again, but then Josuee Herrera had a penalty cancelled in the eighty-fifth, which was a sharp turn that left everyone on the edge. By then the game had gone beyond tactics and into something rawer.

The statistics tell a story of possession without penetration. Universitario had 54 per cent of the ball and 104 attacks, yet only created two big chances — the same number as the visitors on 68 attacks. The hosts registered five shots on target against three off target, while Comisionados Unidos were more efficient with 0.63 accuracy.

What this result means is straightforward: Universitario remain second on 46 points after 25 games, while Comisionados Unidos stay eleventh on 30. Both sides had their moments, but neither could find the killer edge when it mattered most. The table goes out of the window in these games, as they say, and tonight proved it.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46

Shots on target 5 – 5

Shots off target 3 – 3

Big chances 2 – 2

🟨 18' Fabio Rojas — Yellow card 🟨 21' Matías Eric Sen — Yellow card 🟨 25' Juan Manuel Requena — Yellow card ⚽ 44' Jhon Sánchez — Goal ⇄ 45' Juan Manuel Requena — Substitution ⇄ 45' Adrian Quiroz — Substitution ⚽ 50' César Inga — Goal ⚽ 53' Flavio Alcedo — Goal 🟨 62' Gianluca Lapadula — Yellow card ⇄ 66' Jhon Sánchez — Substitution ⇄ 66' Alexis Arias — Substitution ⇄ 77' Caín Fara — Substitution 81' Alex Valera — var_penalty ⚽ 83' Gianluca Lapadula — Penalty ⇄ 84' Rodrigo Vilca — Substitution 85' Josuee Herrera — var_penalty_cancelled 🟨 88' Jorge Murrugarra — Yellow card ⇄ 90+6' Jose Antonio·Parodi — Substitution ⇄ 90+6' Matías Eric Sen — Substitution

Match events

18' 0:0 Comerciantes Unidos Yellow card Fabio Rojas
21' 0:0 Comerciantes Unidos Yellow card Matías Eric Sen
25' 0:0 Universitario Yellow card Juan Manuel Requena
44' 0:1 Comerciantes Unidos Goal Jhon Sánchez assist: Jean Olivares
45' 0:1 Universitario Substitution Juan Manuel Requena off: Jorge Murrugarra
45' 0:1 Universitario Substitution Adrian Quiroz off: Piero Quispe
50' 1:1 Universitario Goal César Inga assist: Jairo Concha
53' 1:2 Comerciantes Unidos Goal Flavio Alcedo assist: Rodrigo Vilca
62' 1:2 Universitario Yellow card Gianluca Lapadula
66' 1:2 Comerciantes Unidos Substitution Jhon Sánchez off: Piero Guzmán
66' 1:2 Comerciantes Unidos Substitution Alexis Arias off: Agustín Rodríguez
77' 1:2 Universitario Substitution Caín Fara off: Lisandro Alzugaray
81' 1:2 Universitario var_penalty Alex Valera
83' 2:2 Universitario Penalty Gianluca Lapadula
84' 2:2 Comerciantes Unidos Substitution Rodrigo Vilca off: Josuee Herrera
85' 2:2 Comerciantes Unidos var_penalty_cancelled Josuee Herrera
88' 2:2 Universitario Yellow card Jorge Murrugarra
90+6' 2:2 Comerciantes Unidos Substitution Jose Antonio·Parodi off: Paolo Fuentes
90+6' 2:2 Comerciantes Unidos Substitution Matías Eric Sen off: Maximiliano Pérez

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46

5 Shots on target 5

3 Shots off target 3

2 Big chances 2

104 Attacks 68

7 Corners 3

17 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 16

0 Offsides 2

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 9

16 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

15/2658% Aerial duels 11/2642%

60 Backward passes 64

6 Blocked shots 0

18 Clearances 32

8/2433% Crosses 2/1315%

7/1644% Dribbles 4/1136%

61 Failed passes 61

3 Goalkeeper saves 3

3 Interceptions 4

11 Key passes 5

39/5275% Long passes 23/4947%

125 Passes into the final third 23

313 Passes in the opposition half 162

162 Passes in own half 248

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.63

4 Shots from outside the box 4

10 Shots inside the box 4

8/1267% Tackles 9/1182%

451 Total passes 397

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Diego Romero	1
2	Caín Jair Fara	2
3	Williams Riveros	3
5	Matías Ezequiel Di Benedetto	5
15	Juan Manuel Requena	15
17	Jairo Jair Concha Gonzáles	17
24	Andy Polo	24
28	Adrián Paolo Quiróz Figueroa	28
33	César Johan Inga Velásquez	33
18	Gianluca Lapadula Vargas	18
20	Alex Valera	20

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Miguel Vargas	25
4	Anderson Santamaría Bardales	4
70	Jorge Abdiel Gutiérrez Cornejo	70
8	Héctor Hugo Fértoli	8
10	Horacio Martín Calcaterra	10
23	Jorge Salvador Murrugarra Torres	23
39	Piero Quispe	39
11	José Daniel Rivera Martínez	11
30	Lisandro Alzugaray	30

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Comerciantes Unidos

Starting XI
#	Player	number
17	Matías Córdova Espinel	17
6	H. Rodriguez	6
15	Alexis Cossio Zamora	15
16	Fabio Rojas	16
40	Flavio Gabriel Alcedo Gutiérrez	40
4	Alexis Arias	4
20	José Antonio Parodi Colunga	20
25	Rodrigo Gary Vilca Betetta	25
32	Jhon Jairo Sánchez Enríquez	32
50	Jean Carlo Olivares	50
9	Matías Eric Sen	9

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Alianza Lima	17	12	4	1	40
2	Cultural Santa Rosa	17	10	4	3	34
3	Cienciano	17	10	3	4	33
4	Universitario	17	8	5	4	29
5	FBC Melgar	17	8	4	5	28
6	Cusco	17	8	3	6	27
7	Deportivo Garcilaso	17	7	5	5	26
8	Alianza Atlético	17	5	6	6	21
9	Comerciantes Unidos	17	5	6	6	21
10	ADT	17	5	5	7	20

Universitario — Comerciantes Unidos: 2:2, Primera División

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