The three are synonymous with vertigo, hierarchy and cunning, and the coach is convinced that against the ‘red and black’ in front of them, they will emerge victorious. In the last few hours the players practiced their aim and that trio is ‘on fire’. They are the grones soldiers who hope to regain the lead of the tournament.
The team that would start the game against ‘Domino’ would be the following: Ángelo Campos; Gino Peruzzi, Carlos Zambrano, Yordi Vílchez, Ricardo Lagos; Josepmir Ballón, Jairo Concha; Aldair Rodríguez, Franco Zanelatto, Christian Cueva; Hernán Barcos.
Meanwhile, Bryan Reyna could reappear against FBC Melgar. The Alianza Lima winger trained normally yesterday. He did the gym, soccer, tennis, and even practiced shooting on goal. It should be noted that the player had a (1st) hamstring strain. This Wednesday there will be training in the afternoon.
Matute will be bursting
In Matute, tomorrow, Alianza Lima will play a decisive match with a view to winning the tournament, which would give them the three-time championship. The intimates cannot stumble before Melgar and the fan will also play his game in the stands.
And at the close of this edition, more than 26 thousand tickets have already been sold for the ‘temple’ of La Victoria, which will be a ‘cauldron’ with which they seek to intimidate the ‘red and black’ who have not had a good time on his last visits to this imposing stadium.
Fatherhood before Melgar
Since Liga 1 Betsson was played again in the home and away format – in 2020 and 2021 it was played only in Lima due to the pandemic – the intimates have only added victories in Matute.
The last match, on November 2, 2022, in the second leg of the national final, Alianza won 2-0 and was two-time champion. Prior to that, on September 21, in the Clausura, the intimates won 2-0. A significant fact is that ‘AL’ has not lost in 23 games in Betsson League 1.
The route to the three-time championship
After its victory against Mannucci, Alianza placed fourth in the Clausura with 29 points and equaled the U and Cristal in points, third and second place in the table, respectively. Melgar, at 31, is the leader and that is why it is essential that Alianza defeats him this Thursday in Matute.
The next Alianza finals in the Clausura will be with Melgar in Matute, Binacional in Juliaca, ADT in ‘La Caldera’ and will close in Cusco against Deportivo Garcilaso.
If they win the Clausura, they will be proclaimed national champions because they already had the opportunity to win the Apertura. If the Clausura does not win, but is among the first two places in the accumulated table, the two-time national champion will qualify for the final in the search for the three-time championship.
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