University of Sports begins to move its chips to face the challenges that remain in the year of its Centennial. After winning the Apertura Tournament, the team ‘cream’ increased his chances of winning the title of the League 1 2024but he does not want to trust himself and that is why he has already announced his first reinforcement for the Clausura Tournament: Gustavo Dulanto.
What was an open secret was confirmed by the club itself this Thursday, June 6, confirming the signing of the Peruvian defender through its social networks. The ‘You meringues’ They hope that the one known as ‘Pocho’ Be a quality support within the squad and help achieve the objectives set for the second championship of the year.
First of all, the ‘OR’ published a video in which Dulanto appears in front of a mural of the Monumental stadium in which he places his shirt ‘cream’ and kisses the shield with joy. “Back to the biggest one,” she detailed in the description.
Later, the institution managed by Jean Ferrari welcomed the player in another post and wished him the best in this new stage in his career. “Experience and love for ‘cream’. Gustavo Dulanto Sanguinetti is the new defender of Peru’s most champion. Let’s leave everything, ‘Pocho’!”, wrote.
This is the second time that the 29-year-old defender will represent Universitario de Deportes. He trained in the team’s youth team ‘Meringue’ and it was not until May 2015 that he made his official debut with the first team. He stayed there for only two years and then went through teams like UTC and Cusco FC at the local level.
In 2019 he made the leap abroad, after signing for Boavista in Portugal, where he only stayed for one season. Later, he played for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, leaving an important mark by being part of the club’s first time in the group stage of the Champions League. His last team was Riga FC of Latvia in 2022/23 and he became a free agent in January of this year.
After receiving a warm welcome from Universitario, a significant memory in his career was evoked. When playing in the Champions League with Sheriff, the 29-year-old defender He had the opportunity to be the protagonist in a historic victory against none other than Real Madrid as a visitor, a feat that left everyone and everyone speechless, having quite an impact in Peru.
“In 2021, Gustavo Dulanto He wore the shirt of Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova. Soon, ‘Pocho’ He earned a place and, thanks to his good level, his team qualified for the Champions League for the first time. In this tournament, Dulanto and his team went down in history by beating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu.a match in which the cream reinforcement ended up as captain of his team,” he explained.
On that occasion, the Peruvian defender’s team – the starters in the match – hit home, taking the lead on the scoreboard with a goal from Jasurbek Yakhshiboev. Karim Benzema had tied it with a penalty kick, but the Moldovan team finally sealed their 2-1 victory with an agonizing victory by Sébastien Thill in the 89th minute.
Gustavo Dulanto stood out with his defensive strength in the clash and was full of praise when facing forwards like Benzema, Vinicius Júnior and Eden Hazard, Real Madrid’s offensive trident at the time. Unfortunately, despite that significant victory, Sheriff was unable to advance to the next round in the top European competition and said goodbye empty-handed.
