The historic record that Universitario reached after beating Comerciantes Unidos in the Monumental

The defeat suffered against Botafogo in the Libertadores was in the past. Sports University washed its face and beat Comerciantes Unidos 6-0 at the Monumental de Ate for the Apertura Tournament.

Those led by Fabián Bustos only needed a while to secure the victory. The first goal came at 4' through Martin Perez Guedes, who surprised with a powerful half-turned left foot. Merchants did not have time to react, as At 8' Edison Flores appeared to extend the lead with a superb finish.

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The cream fans would have more goals to celebrate. At 21', Alex Valera scored the third after a pass from Andy Polo. Far from conforming, The striker scored the temporary 4-0 two minutes later.

In the complement, Universitario decreased the intensity, but it was not an impediment to continue increasing the gap on the scoreboard. At 84', Diego Dorregaray took advantage of a Polo center to score with a header.

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Finally, Christopher Olivares was in charge of putting the icing on the cake at 93' with a shot from inside the areaconfirming his good scoring present after scoring against Botafogo.

The win of the century

After sealing the victory at home, Sports University achieved its biggest win in the first division since 2001. Until that moment, the creams had won 5-0 on four occasions: against Unión Huaral (2006), Sport Huancayo (2009), Cienciano (2011) and Deportivo Municipal (2020).

With this result, the U regains the top of the Apertura Tournament with 33 points and will be waiting for a setback from Sporting Cristal, which collides today (8:00 pm) with the César Vallejo University at the Mansiche Stadium in Trujillo.

For the next day of the domestic competition, Universitario de Deportes will face ADT on Friday, May 3 at the Unión Tarma Stadium, while Comerciantes Unidos will play on Saturday, May 4 with Unión Comercio at the Germán Contreras Stadium.