The final tournament of League 1 2022 entered the final sprint. Only seven days remain to determine the winner of the second short championship of 2022, who will qualify for the national title playoffs later this year, unless the winner of that competition is Melgar.
Domino already has the opening tournament, and according to the rules of the championship, if it also finishes the closing tournament, it will automatically be declared the national champion. This possibility is not unreasonable for the red-blacks, as they are four points behind the table leaders with two games less.
If the Mistians don’t become champions that way, they have another ace up their sleeve: If they finish in the top two in the overall standings, they’ll go straight to the finals. This scenario is also quite feasible, since Pablo Lavallén’s team is one of the frontrunners with 63 units, eight more than third place, despite two matches less.
Which clubs would contest the final if League 1 ends today?
If the Torneo Clausura ended today, Sporting Cristal would be the winner. The Rimenses lead by 25 points, one more than Atlético Grau, and would also qualify for the finals first overall. His rival would be Melgar, who stayed with the Apertura and is level with the brewers in the overall standings.
What other clubs can contest the 2022 League 1 final?
According to the regulations, League 1 2022 is defined as follows:
- If the Apertura and Clausura champions and the top two in the cumulation are different teams, semi-finals and finals will be played.
- If a team wins the Apertura or Clausura and finishes in the top two of those ranked, it qualifies directly for the final. His rival will be the winner of the semi-final between the other winner of one of the tournaments and the other team with the highest total points.
- If the two winning teams of the tournaments are also the top two overall, the final will be played directly between these teams.
- If a team is the winner of both tournaments, it is automatically named the national champion.
In addition to Melgar and Cristal, Alianza Lima (Clausura and cumulative), Universitario (Clausura), Atlético Grau (Clausura), Sport Huancayo (cumulative), Cienciano (Clausura and cumulative) are fighting for their place in both tables ) and César Vallejo (closure) .