Universitario de Deportes drew 0-0 against Alianza Lima on day five of the final tournament of Betsson League 1 2023. After the game, Edison Flores became trending on Twitter for being the protagonist of the opportunity to open the cream team’s main marker in the classic. ‘Orejas’ missed a chance to score after smashing his shot into Ángelo Campos’ goalpost in a collective game that delighted more than one merengue fan.
Although Flores did not meet the definition of Universitario, supporters’ comments did not turn negative, since on the contrary they demanded that Jorge Fossati be the Universitario’s owner National team. “It doesn’t fit in my head that ‘Orejas’ isn’t there for 90 minutes. Let him be the starter”, “The team is different at ‘Orejas’, it’s improving a lot”, “My ‘orejas’, your ‘orejas’, our ‘orejas’” were some of the comments that can be read on Twitter.
It should be noted that since arriving at Universitario as the team’s only reinforcement, Flores did not start in the second phase of the Peruvian tournament as, according to the player himself, his physical condition is not optimal. However, it is evident that after the player’s arrival on the pitch, Fossati’s side adopt a hierarchy in attack as they form a good bond with Piero Quispe.