After a rough tumble at the hands of the pirate, an illusion grew among fans that the villain could be faced and adjusted before the season began.
While young players chased their debut dreams, the larger squad carried clear concerns. The defeat of Universidad de Chile at the hands of Coquimbo Unido in León marked Mauricio Pellegrino’s first televised friendly in 2023. It tangled ambitions in the Coquimbo Summer Cup and revealed some gaps that have kept the historic club flirting with relegation since 2019, regardless of the coaching changes.
Mauricio Pellegrino aims to change the reality at the U and to do so he is busy shaping the squad. The process is ongoing, with a second public friendly near at hand: Central Rosary, also on the coast of the fourth region. Goalkeeper Cristóbal Campos was back with the coaching staff, while Garrido continues his role between the posts.
WHEN AND WHERE IS IT
UNIVERSITY OF CHILE EDUCATION
The U is lining up Pedro Navarro, Juan Pablo Gomez, Nery Dominguez, Matias Zaldivia, Jose Ignacio Castro; Federico Mateos, Emmanuel Ojeda, Felipe Gallegos; Renato Huerta, Leandro Fernandez and Cristian Palacios for the upcoming clash.
✍️ Watch the 11 players Mauricio Pellegrino has chosen to face Rosario Central in the 2023 Summer Tournament
Substitutes: Sáez (AS); Navarrete, Tapia, Andía, Morales, Retamal, Guerra, Casanova, Lobos, Pardo, Poblete, and E. Fernández. #VamosLaU
— University of Chile (@udechile) January 7, 2023
THE CALLED
Goalkeepers: Cristóbal Campos, Pedro Garrido, Milovan Arrendondo and Ignacio Sáez
Defenders: Yonathan Andía, Juan Pablo Gómez, Nery Domínguez, Luis Casanova, Matías Zaldivia, José Ignacio Castro, David Retamal, Daniel Navarrete and Ignacio Tapia
Midfielders: Israel Poblete, Federico Mateos, Emmanuel Ojeda, Jeisson Vargas, Enzo Fernández, Felipe Gallegos and Mauricio Morales
Attackers: Leandro Fernández, Renato Huerta, Cristian Palacios, Franco Lobos, Nicolás Guerra and Cristian Pardo
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