University of Sports and Alianza Lima will face off in a new Peruvian soccer classic. Despite the tough Copa Sudamericana elimination, the Creams arrive with a three-point lead in the Clausura League 1 table. For his part, Alianza is coming off a complicated loss to the Sport Boys and is confident of maintaining his unbeaten record in Matute. In this party atmosphere we remember Anthony Osorioone of the Peruvian players who can say they debuted with a goal against their classic rival.
Anthony Osorio made his professional debut for Universitario on 27 January 2018, starting in the second leg of the famous Copa Libertadores elimination against Oriente Petrolero. The young striker from the “U” youth academies had the opportunity to add minutes at the summer tournament at the beginning of the year as well, but only in the classic on the 4th date could he start in the local tournament. What happened to him?
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Anthony Osorio and his scoring debut in the Peruvian Classics
2018 is a year many Universitario fans would rather not remember. His team was sanctioned, unable to strengthen early in the season and suffered from various leadership issues throughout the year. In this context, Anthony Osorio was one of those chosen by the quarries to face this difficult moment. Along with Bryan Velarde, Osorio was the only player under the age of 20 to debut that year and boasted long-term regularity.
After starting with two draws and one loss, Universitario had to face Alianza Lima at the Monumental on February 26th. Anthony Osorio had added minutes against Rosario and UTC on Days 1 and 2 but this time he would start. Pedro Troglio trusted him and responded with a header in the 32nd minute. Although Alianza recovered from 1-3 in the second half, several fans saved the young attacker’s performance.
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What happened to Anthony Osorio?
Anthony Osorio remained the team’s number 9 until Germán Denis came to the Clausura tournament. Nicolás Córdova always used the Argentine in this position, so Osorio had to come to terms with the extremes. The following year, the young forward failed to repeat his good performances from 2018 when he had to replace Denis after his departure to Italian football. After that, the entire year 2020 was loaned to Binacional.
Unfortunately, Anthony Osorio hasn’t been able to stand out on any team since his debut year. In Binacional he managed only 285 minutes in 12 games without scoring, with the “U” he played 62 minutes in 2 games in 2021, and last year he had few chances even in gray (170 minutes in 7 games). Today, at the age of 25, Osorio is a regular at Carlos Stein, but his team is having a very bad time in Liga 2: they are last with 1 out of 45 points.
Anthony Osorio celebrates his birthday with his Carlos Stein colleagues. Photo: Carlos Stein