As the custom and tradition says within Lima Alliance For decades, a group of footballers from the minor divisions of the Victorian club gave a new example of their religious devotion and were present in the procession of the Lord of Miracles, which this Thursday began its journey from the Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church. With this, the ‘blue and white’ team – which during this special month of October plays as ‘purple and white’ – reaffirmed its bond with ‘Cristo Moreno’ and entrusted itself to him in this final stretch of the League 1 Betssonwhere they are fighting to win the three-time championship.
On this tour, not only some players were present, but also leaders, athletes and workers of the institution, led by general manager José Sabogal. All of them listened to the Holy Mass on a platform located a few meters from the church located in the Barrios Altos district, after receiving the ‘Purple Christ’ with two beautiful carpets of flowers.
The Alliance representatives demonstrated their faith in the Lord of Miracles by descending from the stage to leave candles and bouquets of flowers at the foot of the platform. The tribute was accompanied by a group of footballers from the minor divisions who stay at the Casa Blanquiazul, the club’s hostel in the Alejandro Villanueva stadium. A group of members of the institution, members of various groups of the Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles, were also present, who joined the official delegation in this tribute to ‘Cristo Moreno’.
Since 1971, Lima Alliance It is the only football club in the world that changes the color of its sports clothing for a religious holiday. This tribute is manifested every October, the month in which all the intimate teams come out to play with the white and black. Before the beginning of October, the uniforms were blessed in a liturgy that was held at the foot of the image of the Lord of Miracles located at the exit of the main dressing room of Matute.
In addition, Lima Alliance was present at the Church of the Nazarenes to attend a mass in tribute to the Lord of Miracles on October 9, with the participation of the management team, a group of workers and the members of the first team, as well as representatives of the women’s soccer, volleyball, reserve, minor divisions and Futsal Down teams.
When will Alianza Lima play again?
After their last 2-1 victory over Deportivo Binacional, Lima Alliance will play again this weekend when he receives ADT for date 18 of the 2023 Clausura Tournament of the League 1 Betsson. This match is scheduled for Saturday, October 21 from 4:00 pm, it will be played at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium and will be broadcast exclusively on the Liga 1 MAX signal.
At the moment, the ‘Intimates’ have already secured their direct qualification to the final after being unreachable in the accumulated standings, therefore they also have a ticket in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores 2023. Of course, they still have a chance to win the Clausura, so the duel with those led by Franco Navarro will be key. The last time these teams met was for the Apertura, with a 2-1 victory for the Tarmeños with a double from Víctor Perlaza; Pablo Sabbag made it 1-1 partial.
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