Carlos Zambrano: “Making his debut by winning the classic was a dream come true”

Carlos Zambrano played his first Peruvian football game last Sunday, February 19, when they won Lima Covenant 2-1 out sports university at Monument Stadium. The 33-year-old defender said he fulfilled one of his dreams wearing the blue and white shirt, although he never imagined opening up against his lifelong rival and emerging victorious, a fact who multiplied his joy:

“I’m happy to debut in the Peruvian league with a victory and in a classic, I think it’s a different feeling. It’s a dream come true, I’ve dreamed of this moment a lot, I don’t I hadn’t planned to make my debut against the ‘U’, but what we wanted came true and it’s a huge joy for all the blue and white fans,” he told Alianza Play.

Let us remember that theKaiser‘ He was never able to play in the local tournament because he left very young from Cantolao A Schalke 04 of Germanywhere he made his debut and began a long career abroad.

The central defender with a recent past in Boca Juniors he took the time to analyze the match against the ‘creams‘, pointing out that those led by Guillermo Salas they always had the match under control and even had to liquidate it before, but that the ‘merengues’ claimed them until the end thanks to the impulse of their supporters:

“The team was very compact, the ‘youAt some point, under the pressure of his people, he came to us, but we were very organized, the game was never in danger, we felt very comfortable on the pitch. The main thing was to settle the game, to score the third goal to be calm, but the important thing was that it was won,” he said.

Carlos Zambrano does not rest on its laurels and knows that the greatest challenge of Lima Covenant for this season it will be Libertadores Cup. However, he believes that playing against the most competitive teams in the local tournament can be a good way to test their level and measure how far they have to match the international rhythm:

“We have to see these matches as a level of Libertadores Cup, University, Sports Crystal, melgar, Cesar VallejoThese are teams that play international tournaments and we have to get used to winning all these games, because we know that the Cup will be something similar or even more complicated and we always have to add more confidence,” he said. noted.

Carlos Zambrano The classic did not end in the best way, as he issued a difficult challenge from behind to Piero Quispewho has just haggled and was heading towards the goal of Lima Covenant. The centre-back managed to cut the last dangerous game he had sports university equalize, but it cost him the red card.

Because of this expulsion, al ‘Leon‘ He has a sanction date and he can’t be next Saturday against Cesar Vallejo In mature. However, the punishment could be heavier, since John Ferrariadministrator ‘cream‘, denounced him before the Disciplinary Commission of the FPF for provoking home fans and asking for two suspension dates for making the upside-down U gesture with his hands when leaving the field of play.

“Footballer Carlos Zambrano, after a sneaky and unfair foul on one of our players, he was sent off with a “straight red card”; However, when he left the field, he gestured with his hand, provoking the local fans, which is also reprehensible and liable to be sanctioned by the justice commission accordingly, we also attach the respective image for a better resolution”, indicates the document sent by the ‘You meringues‘.

If this complaint is accepted, theKaiser‘ will not be in matches against UTC In cajamarca next Sunday February 5 and against Cusco F.C. in Lima.