Taking advantage of a rebound after the free kick from far away from the area, the attacker Bruno Portugal He controlled and defined with his left foot before the goal. Jhefferson Rodríguez, who couldn’t do much. This is how the discount arrived FBC Melgar ante University of Sports in the final of Reserve Tournament 2024 at the Iván Elías Moreno stadium in Villa El Salvador.
Los ‘creams‘ They had gone ahead, but the Arequipeños also hit the table in this spectacular match between the young promises of both big Peruvian soccer clubs. Portugal’s goal was greatly celebrated by the player and his team.
In the 11th minute of the game, Milton Medina received spectacular assistance from Alvaro Rojascaptain who wears the number 10 shirt on the back of the Universitario de Deportes reserves team. The lobbed ball was perfectly received by Medina, who defined masterfully against the Arequipa goalkeeper. The first goal against FBC Melgar was greatly celebrated by the ‘U’ leaders present as Jean Ferrari, Adrian Gilabert and others more. The ‘merengues’ want to win the centenary.
After a great attack against Melgar’s defense, Alvaro Rojas He took advantage of the pass they gave him and scored with his left foot with a bomb that gave them the second goal at the Iván Elías Moreno. With that result, Universitario increased its chances of winning the grand final of the Reserves Tournament against the ‘red and black’ team. Just as in the first goal, Nativa TV showed the euphoric reaction of Jean Ferrari and the other leaders of the team that dresses in cream at the Villa El Salvador stadium.
‘Cremas’ and ‘rojinegros’ come from some very tough semi-finals to qualify for the defining match of the Reserves Tournament. Without a doubt, the level is increasing more and more and it is likely that both clubs will be protagonists in League 3 in 2025.
On the one hand, University of Sports knew how to eliminate his lifelong rival: Lima Alliance. In the first leg they beat those from La Victoria 1-2 in Matute and in the second leg it was 2-0 so that the aggregate ended up being 4-1 in favor of the ‘U’. The second leg generated controversy, not only due to the fact that the usual classic rivals faced each other, but also due to the presence of the ‘creams’ fans in Campo Mar. Although the visit alleged that the guarantees were not given, it was He ended up closing the agreement that stated that the game would be played no matter what.
On the other hand, Melgar did the same against ADT. In the first instance, they won 1-2 in Tarma and in the second leg they defeated their rivals 4-0. The goals were from Bruno Portugal, Josiney Ríos, Gian Carlo García and Michael Estela. Likewise, there was controversy after the words of Marco Valencia, who pointed out that it did not seem fair that the final match against Universitario was played in Lima.
“I am very surprised by what the Federation has been doing In that aspect, it is a discomfort that one can feel anywhere, on October 7th it was officially announced that the final will be played at the Elías Moreno stadium at 2:00 pm. It is an abuse, how can you play in Lima? Whether ADT or Melgar, whoever arrives, a team from Lima (Universitario or Alianza Lima) will face one from the province, there is never the possibility that it will be in a high altitude place. This shows that the FPF is not neutral. If 100 people go to the stadium, 85 will be from the capital club. It is not balanced or fair and football has to be like that. This is not just now,” were his words.
Despite this, the Arequipa team appeared in the final duel against the ‘U’.
