The 2022 season was Universitario de Deportes' 98th season in the Peruvian Primera División and 33rd in the Copa Libertadores. The club started with Álvaro Gutiérrez as coach, after bad results, the Uruguayan was dismissed and Carlos Compagnucci would arrive in his replacement.
Players
Transfers
In
Summer Pos.PlayerFromFeeSourceDFRoberto VillamarínAyacucho FCFreeMFAlfonso BarcoCD Universidad de San Martín de PorresFreeMFÁngel CayetanoCerro LargoFreeMFRodrigo VilcaNewcastle United U23LoanFWAndy PoloPortland TimbersFreeFWJoao VillamarínSport BoysFree
Winter Pos.PlayerFromFeeSourceMFJordan GuivinCelaya FCLoanMFClaudio YacobRosario CentralFree
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Summer Pos.PlayerFromFeeSourceDFWerner SchulerUniv. Técnica de CajamarcaFreeFWEnzo GutiérrezManta F.C.FreeFWAnthony OsorioAtlético GrauFree
Winter Pos.PlayerFromFeeSourceDFRoberto VillamarínCarlos A. MannucciFreeMFÁngel CayetanoDeportivo MaldonadoFreeMFArmando AlfagemeAsoc. Deportiva TarmaLoanMFRafael GuarderasAlianza Atlético SullanaLoanFWJoao VillamarínAtlético GrauLoanFWAlex ValeraAl-FatehUndisclosed
Friendlies Match wonMatch drawnMatch lost
Competitions
Overall CompetitionStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast matchLiga 1Matchday 15th6 Feb 28 Oct Copa LibertadoresSecond stageSecond stage23 Feb 2 Mar
Liga 1
Torneo Apertura PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts8Alianza Atlético189362627−1309Universitario188462419+52810Deportivo Municipal187473036−625
Matches Match wonMatch drawnMatch lost Kick off times are in UTC-5.
Universitario beat Cantolao 3–0 in the first match of Liga1. Cantolao played with nine players from the 59th minute and that, somehow, made things easier for Universitario to open with victory this season.
At the Monumental stadium, the 'U' won 3–0 against San Martín with two goals from Nelinho Quina. The Uruguayan Álvaro Gutiérrez debuted with victory as the club's coach.
After two consecutive victories, Universitario suffered defeat in the heat of Lambayeque, losing 2–1 to Carlos Stein. Universitario started better in the match, where not only was the heat hitting hard, but the tall grass prevented them from developing a better game. Universitario never gave up, but the 0–0 would remain in the first half.
In the second half, Federico Alonso put Universitario ahead, then the Colombian Mena took advantage of a rebound and scored the tie. In the final minutes, both teams were very tired, but Carlos Stein took advantage of a mistake by defender Quina and scored the second goal.
At home, the Universitario de Deportes team defeated César Vallejo by a score of 3–0. At 15 minutes Ángel Cayetano scored the first goal, Valera took advantage of a rebound left by the goalkeeper and with a shot he made it 2–0 at 37 minutes, at 72 minutes Nelinho Quina from the penalty spot would score 3–0.After an early elimination from the Copa Libertadores, Universitario faced Municipal. In a new edition of the modern classic, Deportivo Municipal defeated Universitario 2–1.In the sixth match, Universitario drew 1–1 at home against Cienciano. Piero Guzmán scored for Universitario, but Fernando Guerrero equalized in the second half for the cusqueños. This result allowed Universitario to add 10 points and stay in fourth place.Deportivo Binacional defeated Universitario de Deportes 1–0, after an own goal by Quina. Universitario was six points away from first place. With the defeat, the club adds 3 games without winning.Stepping on the accelerator in the second half, Universitario beat ADT 2–1 with two goals from Alex Valera. ADT played with 10 players from the 44th minute of the first half, Universitario won, reached 13 points and was in sixth place.Universitario achieved a great away victory against Ayacucho FC, winning 2–1. Ayacucho opened the scoring with a goal from Quina, but Universitario prevailed after an error by goalkeeper Espinoza and a goal from Andy Polo in the final minutes.In a Clásico Alianza Lima beat Universitario 4–1 at the Monumental. Two goals from Jairo Concha, one from Arley Rodríguez and another from Hernán Barcos were the goals for Alianza Lima.
With the partnership of Lavandeira, Benítez and Concha, Alianza Lima became
Alianza Lima won the Clásico by 3 goals with the score ending 4-1 in the 30th minute of the game Jairo Concha received a pass from Lavandeira and scored the second goal. Universitario, with the team in the lead Pablo Míguez, who while trying to intercept a cross from Santillán, ended up scoring his own goal. Alianza Lima, after scored the third goal, it was from Arley Rodríguez, after a pass from Édgar Benítez. But another goal would come, this time from Hernán Barcos, who in the 79th minute of the game closed a win for Alianza at the Monumental.
Torneo Clausura PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3Atlético Grau1811433019 +11374Universitario189632610+16335Melgar1810353118 +1333
Matches Match wonMatch drawnMatch lost Kick off times are in UTC-5.
Copa Libertadores
Second round At the Monumental Stadium in Guayaquil, Universitario de Deportes lost 2–0 against Barcelona SC. The Ecuadorian club defeated Universitario with goals from Erick Castillo and Carlos Garcés.
In the second leg, Barcelona beat Universitario 1–0 and, added to the 2–0 win in the first leg, advanced in the tournament. While Universitario said goodbye to international competitions.
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