Lucero: “I understand the fans’ anger. Universidad de Chile is a huge club and we must be higher”
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At a glance
- Juan Martín Lucero said he understood the fans’ anger and acknowledged that Universidad de Chile should occupy a higher position.
- Lucero scored twice in the 4-2 victory over Coquimbo Unido, which ended the team’s two-match losing streak.
- He said the club needed the home win and praised Octavio Rivero’s scoring return and Eduardo Vargas’ gesture in giving him the penalty.
Juan Martín Lucero understood why Universidad de Chile supporters were angry, even after his two goals helped deliver a 4-2 home win over Coquimbo Unido.
“I understand the fans’ anger. We are at a very big club, we have to be higher. Today this victory brings us closer again, so we have to keep fighting and giving our maximum,” the forward told TNT Sports.
I understand the fans’ anger. We are at a very big club, we have to be higher. Today this victory brings us closer again, so we have to keep fighting and giving our maximum.
Lucero said the team needed to stop a run of two difficult defeats and return to winning ways in front of its home crowd. “We needed this victory, we were coming off two tough defeats and it was important to win again at home, with our people. Thank God the goals came and it was a perfect night for everyone,” he said.
He also highlighted Octavio Rivero’s return to the scoresheet and Eduardo Vargas’ gesture in allowing him to take the penalty. The supplied article ends during Lucero’s comments about Rivero.
We needed this victory, we were coming off two tough defeats and it was important to win again at home, with our people. Thank God the goals came and it was a perfect night for everyone.
Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.