Alianza Lima played its first game under the leadership of Alejandro Restrepo against the Peru U23 team. Despite the 0-1 defeat, the blue and white line-up caused a few surprises. One of them was the involvement of youth Juseepi Garcia. What is known about this footballer?
Jussepi García, the Alianza youth player who played in Restrepo's first game
Jussepi García is a 16-year-old central defender. He comes from the 2007 category and was trained in the smaller divisions of the blue and white team.. He wears the captain's armband in every game with Alianza Lima.
Jussepi García is captain of Alianza Lima. Photo: Instagram/Jussepi García
He also had the opportunity to take part in the U-17 South American Championship with the Peruvian team. In today's game, the player was part of the defensive line and was accompanied by Jiovany Ramos and Aldair Fuentes.
How did the game between Alianza Lima and the Peru U23 team end?
The comparison between Lima Alliance vs. Peruvian U23 team It was executed in Matute and the Colombian strategist stopped a 3-5-2. In addition, the commitment included two game periods of 45 minutes each The score was broken in the epilogue with both by Bassco Soyer.
Jussepi signed his first professional contract in 2023. Photo: Instagram/Jussepi García
YOU CAN SEE: The former Alianza Lima captain poses with the Universitario shield after leading Sebastián Britos to the “U”.
What was Alianza Lima's first 11 in the Restrepo era?
In his first presentation, Alejandro Restrepo put forward the following 11:
- Angel of the Cross
- Catriel Cabellos
- Jiovany Ramos
- Aldair Fuentes
- Jussepi Garcia
- Sebastian Aranda
- Jesus Castillo
- Ricardo Lagos
- Gabriel Costa
- Kevin Serna
- Hernan Barcos.
The only foreign reinforcement present at the start of the game was the Panamanian Jiovany Ramos, who arrived from Deportivo Táchira in Venezuela. In addition, the new signings Kevin Serna j Catriel Cabellos They also had a share. However, the latter was excluded from the game.
Which players joined Alianza Lima for 2024?
So far, Alianza Lima has added 9 new signings for Liga 1 2024:
- Marco Huaman
- Renzo Garces
- Jiovany Ramos
- Adrian Arregui
- Catriel Cabellos
- Kevin Serna
- Juan Pablo Freytes
- Jhamir D'Arrigo
- Cecilio Waterman