With the aim of winning the national championship twice and having a good season in the Copa Libertadores, Universitario has strengthened several important positions in its squad, including goalkeeper.
In search of a goalkeeper with a lot of experience and security under the three posts, the cream club secured the signing of Sebastián Britos for 2024, the year in which the “U” celebrates no less than its centenary.
The Uruguayan goalkeeper himself was the one who confirmed his impending arrival to the current sovereign of Peruvian football, pointing out that Ate's team had approached him while he was still playing in the last round of the playoffs with Liverpool de Montevideo.
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“Everything has already been sorted out with Universitario, you can say that I am the new goalkeeper. “Universario contacted me before the final, I tried to deal with restraint, so we were in danger,” Britos explained to a Uruguayan media.
The goalkeeper also revealed that defending a club like Universitario was a challenge he had been waiting for for a long time. “This is something important for me, especially given my age. I wanted to play for a big team, I've had this wish for a long time. “I wanted to take on this challenge and find out if I was qualified for a big team,” he confessed.
Another “U” priority is hiring a new coach following the departure of Jorge Fossati. One of the candidates who seems strong to take over the cream bench is César Farías, who currently has a contract with Águilas Doradas of Colombia for the whole of 2024; However, there is an exit clause that the 2023 League 1 champions can use.
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Fabián Bustos and Gustavo Quinteros are two of the technicians that are also of interest to Universitario, so the next few days will be crucial to define the coach of the “U”.
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He is Peruvian. Martín Pérez Guedes has completed his nationalization process and will be informed of the corresponding ceremony in the coming days. The midfielder extended his contract with Universitario and will no longer hold a foreign position from 2024.