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Sports University 2-0 win scientist and qualified for the group stage of the South American Cup. In said triumph, Luis Urruti He started again, which he hadn’t realized during the stage of Carlos Compagnucci. The Uruguayan winger stressed the importance of the new coach, his compatriot Jorge Fossatiwho in a few days of work, since he started training with the team this week, managed to make the team work properly by implementing a new system, and to show a different attitude on the pitch game:
“Happy with the result, a win like this was needed. An intense team was seen, a team that entered. I already knew Jorge FossatiI had it in Uruguay River Plate, is a technician that everyone knows for his long career and experience. He’s a manager who keeps all the players motivated, who knows what he wants and who makes me very happy he’s arrived, because I think he’s going to change the minds of many or most of you. them,” he said.
The 30-year-old striker admitted that the team was unmotivated and going through a difficult period after the departure of Compagnucci and the three consecutive defeats in the local tournament. Therefore, he pointed out that the new coach has equipped them with a winning mentality to face the international tournament:
“In the few days he was there, he changed everyone’s mind. We were, so to speak, in a crisis, but he came and lifted the group from nothing, we all entered into what he asked of us and that is the key, in the winning mentality. It also motivates us that he has been part of many great teams and that he can pass on all this experience to us. The key is the motivation, the desire that he puts on a daily basis. We knew how to reverse this situation, which was bad,” he added.
Luis Urruti was formed by Jorge Fossati in 2019, when they coincided in Uruguay River Plate. In this campaign,tito“He was a starter and an important piece for the brand new coach of Universitysince he played a total of 32 games, during which he scored 6 goals and distributed 3 assists.
This season has been a renaissance for the Uruguayan, who has come with little continuity in teams like Peñarol and Fénix. However, Fossati gave him the confidence to recover and become one of the figures in his team.
In said campaign, the Montevideo team was in seventh place in the aggregate table and qualified for the South American Cup. In addition, he played in the final of the Intermediate Tournament after winning Group A, being at the top of National y Penarol. However, they lost definition to Liverpool on penalties. At the end of this course, far he went to paint’merengue‘, while Jorge Fossati he remained with the club until 2021.
Luis Urruti He obtained his Peruvian nationality at the end of 2022, so if he continues in the country, he can be summoned to ‘two-tone‘ In 2024, when he has completed the five years required by FIFA for a nationalized foreigner to represent a national team. At 31, the Uruguayan has the illusion of being called by Juan Reynoso:
“I think that being, in quotes, one more Peruvian, I want to continue having the possibility of continuing to play here, which is a competitive league, where you pay well and also taking advantage of the nationalization of the Peruvian national team. , that is to say a dream that I must realize one day to play in the Qualifiers, a Copa America or even a World Cup, ”he commented in the Var.