Piero Quispe is at a superlative level with Universitario…
In the classic it was impossible for them to take the ball away from him, they watched him. When he changes direction, stops and starts again, it is difficult to contain a player of his characteristics. Ballón is slow, Piero takes him. It’s impossible for them to catch him.
Does his game bring back memories?
Yes, he has daring. The only way to take the ball away from him is to stop him with a foul. Zambrano got it cheap, stepped on it and intended to scrape it. Piero does not wrinkle, and that makes me proud that he is from the ‘U’, since we don’t have two or three more in the ‘U’. When he catches the ball he is different. You must always have those players.
Being champion or three-time national champion will be unforgettable for either team in a classic…
With all the current situation, celebrations should be respected. He who wins celebrates and he who loses becomes sad. As a fan we do not want Alianza to win, since winning the ‘U’ will prevent them from being three-time champions. It remains for history, for the fan and all generations. The investment for the Centennial is another backpack. Many things are at stake for the history of Peruvian football.
What did you think of the 1 to 1 at the Monumental stadium?
Universitario should have scored one more goal. How the game developed was to win it. In the goal, the ‘U’ has numerical superiority to defend. The disaster was the defensive failures that led to Alianza’s goal. It was a winnable match for the ‘U’. We as a coaching staff and I as a former player have to see all the possibilities. They should have killed and been focused on what was possible. In Alianza’s entire play there was not a voice from a senior player to avoid it. It wasn’t a gamer. There was excellent finishing, but also enormous complicity from Corzo, Polo, Riveros and Di Benedetto. If Di Benedetto hits Costa, nothing happens. The feeling that remains is that he ends up tying a game that he could have won against a team that generated nothing. He only scored the goal and tied.
What do they have to improve to be champion?
Improving those minimal inattentions, I think they can make an important game. In proposal, Alianza has to improve a lot to turn the key.
How did you notice the play of Edison Flores and Alex Valera, the ‘U’ attackers?
They surprised me a lot. I don’t like the ‘Ears’ position, he has always played as a winger, interior or midfielder, but he played the classic very well. Valera held on, he crashed, he was in the finishing zone, but he failed. Afterwards, he left me in peace with the team’s contribution. He arrived with volume and generated many situations.
What did you think of the appearance of Ángelo Campos, Alianza Lima goalkeeper, on the field with a banner on his team’s shoulders?
I understand the fan, but the football issue is being left aside. I am surprised by the issue of social networks, the football environment is no longer talked about. There is talk of extra-sports things. Let’s let them fight on the networks, as a footballer you must be focused. Thank God we have not had the possibility of having so much information. The footballer should think about what he will do on the field.
There are also messages through managers and statements from both clubs…
It doesn’t surprise me anymore. There is every leader who is unwanted for football. It makes me very sad, since we shouldn’t be talking about extra-sports things.
In the ‘U’ they raised their voice in protest over the appointment of referee Edwin Ordóñez, who is related as an alleged fan of Alianza Lima…
This is information that is generated by the fan himself through social networks. What we must not stop thinking is that it has always happened. It is not and will not be the first year. Technology is so fast that everything is labeled or in the memory of a fan. People get carried away by all the comments there are, but it is part of folklore, of the previous one, it is what we have to do. No matter what happens, these issues will continue to be talked about. We had Alberto Tejada, ‘Tarjetita’ Arana, Fernando Chapell, and each one had his own behavior. What could we be thinking that he was a fan of Alianza, the ‘U’ or the Boys? No, then. If you referee poorly you will be sanctioned, the referee is not going to grab the ball and score you the goal either.
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