Paolo Guerrero valued the 2023 Copa Sudamericana title with LDU with a peculiar live interruption

The South American Cup 2023 came to an end this Saturday, October 28 with the vibrant final they played Quito University Sports League and Brazil Fortress in the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este. With the Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero during the 120 minutes and missing the first shot of the penalty shootoutthe ‘White House’ won this contest for the second time in its history and the ‘Predator’ He expressed all his joy at becoming champion.

The historic scorer of the Peruvian team recalled the previous conversation he had with his current coach, the Argentine Luis Zubeldiabefore completing his contract with Avellaneda Racing Club and since the coach was convinced that with the Inca in the attack they would win the title of the ‘great conquest’, something that finally happened. He indicated that that conversation was key to making the decision to cut his ties with the company early. ‘academy’.

“I have been here for three or four months, I have lived incredible moments, Since I arrived in the League there was a purpose and an objective which was to win the Copa Sudamericana. When I terminated with racingThe teacher calls me Luis Zubeldia And he told me ‘I need you here, because I am certain that with you here we are going to win the South American‘And that was what moved me and made me make the decision to come to the League. That call was very important and today we are celebrating the championship“, he declared in the first instance for ESPN with a Peruvian flag on his shoulders.

The 39-year-old veteran striker thanked those who supported him unconditionally and expressed his joy for a new achievement in his award-winning sports career. In the same way, he remembered the final of the South American Cup 2017 that he could not dispute with Flamengo versus Independent of Avellaneda due to a doping punishment that he received and that his squad failed to win 3-2 on aggregate. In the middle of his words he was interrupted by the ‘The prince’ Zubeldía, whom he called his “cabalah.”

“For me it is incredible, I thank God, my family, all the people who always support me for giving me that support and I am very happy to get it. I had already had the opportunity, not to compete, but we reached the final with Flamengo in which I was punished. I couldn’t play the final against Independiente because I was sanctioned and today I got revenge. “Football gives you that and I think that’s nice,” she added.

In mixed zone, Guerrero Gonzales was consulted about its continuity both in LDU of Quito as in professional activity, to which he had a brief but blunt response. “Yes, sure“, the former managed to say Lima Alliance.

Due to the closeness of the game in the Domingo Burgueño Miguel stadiumthe attacker did not have much participation in the offensive section and only had one shot that was blocked by the defense ‘tricolor’ and a header that was intercepted with great ease by the goalkeeper Joao Ricardo. At 36 minutes into the initial stage he received a yellow card. for hitting the defender with his elbow Emanuel Britez.

At the end of regulation and extra time, the ‘King of Cups’ from Ecuador tied 1-1 with the Brazilians. Juan Martin Lucero had advanced for the team from Ceará, while Lisandro Alzugaray equalized with a great goal after great individual action.

In the penalty shootout, for the ’embroiderer’ Alzugaray himself marked, Mauricio Martínez, Jhojan Julio and Ezequiel PioviPaolo Guerrero failing and Alexander Alvarado. For the ‘cariocas’ Only Thiago Galhardo, Yago Pikachu and Guilherme converted, with Silvio Romero, Pedro Augusto and Emanuel Brítez missing.