University of Sports defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1-0 on Day 1 of the South American Cup 2023. In this duel Williams Riveros He started in the cream defense and showed a great level. Against this background, many Meringue fans via social networks praised the performance of the Paraguayan defender, comparing him to former Spanish footballer Carles Puyol.
‘Today Riveros is in Puyol 2010 mode, he takes everything out and does it with discretion’, ‘Today Riveros dresses up as Puyol’, ‘The game was tailored for Riveros’, ‘Today he is the best central defender in the ‘U’ .He beats you in all duels above and below”, “Riveros is a crack in defense, I win all he has fought”, “What a good job Riveros is”, are some of the comments made on Twitter are reading.
Let’s recall that the central defender joined the student team from Cerro Porteño in his country in 2023. Previously he was with FC Barcelona in Ecuador, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores in 2021.
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When is the next varsity game in South America?
University of Sports meets Goias of Brazil in the next round of Group G South American Cup 2023. This game is scheduled for Thursday, April 20th at 21:00 (Peruvian time) at the Monumental Stadium.
Before that, the Creams have to play Atlético Grau de Piura and Deportivo Municipal for the opening tournament of Betsson League 1, in which they are in second place with 16 units.