Alliance of Lima suffered their first division 1 defeat in 2023 (on pitch) by Sport Huancayo. The blue-white team, who had the expected debut of Christian Cueva in the second half, failed to beat Rojo Matador at the height of the irresistible, losing 2-1 to goals from Rodrigo Colombo and Ronal Huaccha, the latter following a slip by Franco Saravia . The 23-year-old goalkeeper, who has played every game in the opening tournament with the Intimates this year, has become coach Guillermo Salas’ favourite Angelo Campos.
Apart from his mistake on the last day, Saravia has repaid the coach’s trust with good performances. ‘Chicho’ risked it by betting on the young goalkeeper in place of the more experienced Campos, the undisputed starter of the two-time Alianza champions in 2021 and 2022 but who has not added any minutes in official competitions this 2023.
Despite being active in preseason (playing 45 minutes of the friendly against Junior at the Blue and White Afternoon and the 90 minutes against Atlético Nacional in Colombia), the 29-year-old goalkeeper was later ‘wiped out’ by his strategist. a situation that is still somewhat foreign to many fans today.
Why isn’t Ángelo Campos a starter at Alianza Lima?
Salas had already been asked about Campos’ current situation on campus in February. His reply at the time was: “We are taking care of replacing Ángelo Campos internally. Yes, there was a disciplinary problem, that’s well known. He is aware of this and is calm.”
Those words referred to the Ampay in which the player starred after being caught in a polada with two women while completing the preseason with his team. However, no sanction from the club was known beyond the measures taken by ‘Chicho’.
Campos only played in the preseason in 2023. Photo: GLR composition
When will Angelo Campos play again?
Although there is still no official announcement regarding Ángelo Campos’ return, his great opportunity to feature again with Alianza could come with the start of the group stage of the 2023 Copa Libertadores. To face this tournament at the same time as League 1 in the Victorian box, rotations could be made on some positions including goalkeeper. Moreover, the goalkeeper already has experience at international level, having played the competition in 2018 and 2022 editions.
What are the phone numbers of Ángelo Campos in Alianza Lima?
Since returning to the intimate establishment in 2021, Campos has accumulated 57 official clashes with Alianza Lima, of which he has managed to keep 28 clean sheets. Palmares has two national titles corresponding to the 2021 and 2022 seasons.