On April 1st, the Women’s League 2023, with fourteen teams that fought to reach the final instances and win the national title. From that date, only Lima Alliance and University of Sports they managed to qualify; the first with impeccable matches and forceful goals, while the second reached an unbeaten record in the regular phase and in the final hexagonal he achieved first place, to later reach the semifinals. Undoubtedly, two great titans who will measure forces in round-trip duels, to find out which of them will keep the championship trophy and, in turn, the place for the Women’s Copa Libertadores.
Do not forget that these commitments will take place in the premises of each club. The first match will be played this Sunday, August 27, at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium, starting at 6:00 p.m., while on Saturday, September 2, the creams and blue and whites will face each other at the Monumental de Ate, starting at 7:00 p.m.
Alianza Lima seeks the three-time championship
Since the start of the tournament, Lima Alliance He showed his power and scoring ability, as a good defender of the two-time championship. He had an overwhelming debut against San Martín, which he defeated by the overwhelming score of 8-0. His streak of bulky victories continued until matchday 8 of the regular season, where he lost 1-0 against Universitario, the only duel he lost in this instance. After that, for date 9 they returned to the path of victory with a 9-1 against FC Killas, but for the tenth date they equalized without goals against Ayacucho FC.
Despite these results, they maintained their second place in the standings at the end of the thirteen rounds, so they qualified for the qualifying hexagonal without any problems. For this stage, the Victorians came to play five commitments, where four ended in victory and only one in defeat, against Carlos A. Mannucci 2-0. Curiously, in the semifinals, the blue and whites faced the ‘Carlists’ again, although this time they won the two matches they had by an overall score of 3-0.
When it comes to goalscorers, it is inevitable to mention Adriana Lucar and the 17 goals he has scored this year, eleven in the regular phase (including four goals in the game against FC Killas) and six in the hexagonal. Next on the list Yamira Tocillawith eleven annotations, nine in the regular phase (like Adriana, she also scored four in the ninth day), one in the hexagonal and one in the second leg semifinal against Mannucci in Lima. Gladys Dorador also appears with 10 goals.
Universitario and his winning record
In case of academic It is special, since the team has only lost one game so far in the championship. Those directed by John Tierradentro they remained undefeated throughout the regular phase, with impeccable performances, even with wins, such as the 7-0 that they scored against Defensores del Iluacán on the fifth date. And, although they did not arrive as the favorites (the intimate have the title for two consecutive seasons), they were positioned at the top of the table, not only because of their victories, but also because of the 62 goals scored in this round and only four against .
By classifying the hexagonal in first place, the creams were awarded two additional points, which served to maintain their leadership in the table in this phase. Of course, it was at this point where he lost a game, of the five he played. That match was against Alianza Lima, for the fourth day, losing 4-1. Later, he won again and added a total of 14 points. This is how they went to the semifinals, winning the duels against Sporting Cristal and adding a general score of 7-1.
Regarding their goalscorers, in first place is greenfield light, who has a total of 15 annotations, eleven in the regular phase (including two hat-tricks, first in the 10-0 against San Martín and then in the 10-0 against Atlético Trujillo), three in the hexagonal and one in the semifinal of isa against the rimenses. the uruguayan Stephanie Lacoste He also appears on this list, with eleven goals in the regular round, three in the hexagonal and one, like Campoverde, in the first game against the celestes.
Women’s Libertadores Cup 2023
The winner of the Women’s League 2023 will keep the place for the Women’s Copa Libertadores, which this year will be held from October 5 to 21 in the cities of Bogotá and Cali, in Colombia. Like the last edition, there will be 16 teams that will be divided into four groups in order to define the best two of each series, who will automatically advance to the quarterfinals. Starting from this round, all subsequent matches are single elimination.
Regarding the quotas granted, one is awarded for each federation belonging to Conmebol (10), four additional quotas to the countries with the best position in the historical ranking (in this case, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Paraguay), one quota for champion of the 2022 edition (Palmeiras) and one more to the host country (Colombia).
At the moment, the classified teams are: Boca Juniors for Argentina; Palmeiras, Corinthians and Internacional for Brazil, Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile for Chile; Santa Fe, América de Cali and Atlético Nacional for Colombia; Olimpia and Libertad-Limpeño for Paraguay; and National for Uruguay. It remains to know the champion clubs of their respective women’s tournaments in Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela.
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