Curicó unido - universitario

Universitario fell by the minimum difference in their visit to Curicó Unido for the 'Albirroja Night '. At La Granja stadium for the presentation of their team for the season, the Chilean team won with a goal in the last minute by Felipe Fritz and put an end to the cream team's undefeated record this year. The 'cremas' are preparing for the start of the Liga 1 and their debut in the Copa Libertadores, led by Carlos Compagnucci, training day by day in Campomar and trying out different line-ups, especially now that they will have their latest great addition, Alex Valera.

The cream club reached an agreement to hire the national forward, who returns to Peruvian football after playing in Saudi Arabia with Al Fateh alongside Christian Cueva. Back with the merengues, the goalscorer aims at the Liga 1 and the Copa Sudamericana: the objectives of the team led by Carlos Compagnucci for the season. After playing for Pirata FC, Carlos Stein, Deportivo Garcilaso, and Deportivo Llacuabamba, Valera left a good memory during his first stage at 'U', between and , scoring 25 goals in 49 matches with the cream shirt.