Henry Roldán
Finally, Peru’s Liga 1 will kick off this weekend behind closed doors with the matches scheduled for Matchday 3 of the Apertura 2023 tournament, one of them being UTC vs Cienciano.
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca finished the Clausura 2022 in seventh place with 28 points, while the club known as El Papá de América (America’s Dad) finished 11th in the standings with 25 points. Without further ado, JefeBet brings you a preview of the UTC vs Cienciano match. Keep reading to find out more about it!
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the UTC vs Cienciano Liga 1 Match on February 4, 2023
- Where: Héroes de San Ramón Stadium, Cajamarca, Peru
- When: Saturday, February 4, 2023, 3:30 PM ET
- Moneyline: UTC (+100) / Tie (+245) / Cienciano (+240)
- Asian Handicap: UTC (-0.25, -127) / Cienciano (+0.25, +106)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-143) / Under (+110)
- Both teams score: Yes (-177) / No (+133)
All odds shown are courtesy of Unibet.
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UTC Preview
UTC will begin its journey through the Apertura 2023 with a home game that will not be fully joyful, as the match will be played without the presence of the fans in the stands.
For this campaign, the club decided to keep Argentine Marcelo Grioni, who took the reins of the team in April last year and has led the Cajamarca squad to good performances. However, the mission is to improve a little more in the standings and at least get into international competitions after finishing the Clausura 2022 as the fifth team with the most goals in the championship by registering 28.
The management team did a good job keeping their two best strikers, the Argentinians Gaspar Gentile and Facundo Peraza, while improving the goalkeeping with former Cienciano player Patrick Zubzuck and the midfield with Uruguayan Matías Abisap.
Possible lineup (4-2-3-1): Patrick Zubczuk; Eric Canales, Gianmarco Gambetta, Juan Randazzo, Luis Trujillo; Cristian Mejía, Carlos Diez; Erinson Ramírez, Matías Abisap, Gaspar Gentile; Facundo Peraza.
Cienciano Preview
Cienciano’s demands for this season are much stronger than UTC’s, not only because of the history surrounding the club, but also because they will also have to play in the Copa Sudamericana.
Leonel Álvarez, a Colombian, will be the new technical director after signing a contract on January 1st of this year. He will have a tough test to improve on the team’s 11th-place finish in the Clausura 2022.
In that tournament, Cienciano was the seventh-best away team in the league with 10 points in nine games, and this Saturday, they could take advantage of the fact that UTC will have to play without the support of their fans.
Like their rivals, La Furia Roja managed to keep their two best scorers from last season: the Argentine, Danilo Carando, and the Peruvian, Kevin Sandoval.
In addition to these two key players, Álvarez will receive offensive reinforcements from Querétaro, including Mexican-Argentine winger Juan Romagnoli, Ecuadorian midfielder Gonzalo González, and former Barcelona de Guayaquil striker Carlos Garcés.
Possible lineup (4-4-2): Miguel Vargas; Luis Garro, Koichi Aparicio, Hansell Riojas, Ayrthon Quintana; Kevin Sandoval, Gonzalo González, Claudio Torrejón, Paolo Hurtado; Danilo Carando, Carlos Garcés.
JefeBet Prediction
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