After being crowned Liga 1 2023 champions, Universitario de Deportes are sweating out the preseason to win the two-time national championship and have a great season in the Copa Libertadores.
“U” fans are looking forward to Noche Crema 2024, where Ate’s team will introduce its renewed squad led by Fabián Bustos. Although the club has not made an official statement, it has already defined the rival that the top team will face next Saturday, January 20, at the Monumental Stadium.
Universitario will face Coquimbo Unidos at the official 100th anniversary presentation of the student team. The Pirates just finished fifth in the Chilean league and will therefore compete in the Copa Sudamericana.
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The Ate team will use this event to allow fans to enjoy the new arrivals in the recent transfer market. In recent weeks, the elite institution announced the arrival of Uruguayan goalkeeper Sebastián Britos, Argentine center forward Diego Dorregaray and national team striker Christopher Olivares.
The Ate colossus will have a full house and that is no wonder after the performance in November 2023, when the “U” was reunited with the national championship after 10 long years.
Likewise, it will be the first season for Fabián Bustos as coach of the current sovereign of Peruvian football, after Jorge Fossati took over the technical management of the Peruvian team.
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“The 'U' already has a great history. It is the team with the most titles in Peruvian football and the largest participation in international tournaments. A team that was never relegated, I think. The only way to be part of history is to be a champion. We must not relax because we were champions, we must be hungrier and work with humility,” Bustos said.
After receiving its 27th star after defeating Alianza Lima in the final, Universitario de Deportes will fight to complete its 100th anniversary with the Liga 1 title in 2024. Likewise, the student team aims to qualify for the knockout round of the Copa Libertadores, in which they will play the group stage as Peru 1.
At the moment, the “U” is training tirelessly in Campo Mar to prepare physically and meet all the technical command requirements throughout the season. The top team has less than two weeks left to reunite with their fans.
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Universitario would opt for Emelec attacking midfielder José Cevallos at Fabián Bustos' request.