Despite the odds, Alianza Lima delivered a complicated game after defeating Carlos Mannucci 2-1 at the Mansiche Stadium on matchday 15 of the Clausura tournament.
The Trujillo team gave their first warning in the 7th minute when the referee disallowed a goal Matias Succar. However, the blue-whites were unable to save themselves in the 9th minute Josepmir Balloon scoring an own goal after a corner kick.
The situation became a little more favorable for the two-time national champions after Matías Cortave was sent off in the 25th minute for a foul on Franco Zanelatto, who was one-on-one with Manuel Heredia.
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Although Alianza Lima had some approaches towards Carlist territory, they were unable to achieve the desired goal in the first half. However, the addition of blue and white would be a different story.
Mauricio Larriera decided to replace Gabriel Costa with Aldair Rodríguez at the start of the second half and the narrow team gained more attacking agility.
After several attempts, the current sovereign of Peruvian football received his reward in the 69th minute. Hernán Barcos secured the tie with a great finish from the penalty area, but that wasn’t the only joy Pirates had in the game.
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The Argentine striker turned the score around and caused great excitement near the stadium. Mansiche in the 72nd minute, after receiving a long pass from Concha, who placed him one on one with Heredia, and then placed the ball next to the goalkeeper.
Confirmation of the goal took a few minutes as the linesman disallowed the goal due to Barcos being offside and the move was reviewed by VAR.
With the score at 2-1 for the Familiars, Mannucci tried to salvage a point in the final minutes but could do little to prevent a victory for the Blue and Whites, who remain in the fight for the Clausura.
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“We knew it wouldn’t be easy, but we knew we could do it. We still had to be patient. “The ‘confession’ said it at half-time: with patience we can turn things around,” explained Barcos after the game.
For the next appointment, Alianza Lima welcomes on Thursday, September 28th, Melgar at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium while Carlos Mannucci needs to rest.