By Mariano Lopez V.
If anything has become clear in the last month and a half, it’s this Alliance of Lima He emerges stronger from every game he plays in the 2022 Copa Libertadores. Far from creating a toxic, depressive environment full of accusations and questions, the defeats to River Plate, Colo Colo and Fortaleza (twice) did the opposite at the local level: They cemented a new system, cemented a competitive starting XI that Motivating substitutes and getting the best out of a side that had lost the spark that made them champions last year.
In front of an important crowd gathered at the Iván Elías Moreno in Villa El Salvador, the blue and whites confirmed their spectacular presence in La Liga, beating Deportivo Municipal 3-0 and thanks to the comments of Pablo Lavandeira (26. ) reached. Herman Barcos (59′) and Christian Benavente (90′), his seventh consecutive win at the competition, a record that also occurred in 2021. The two faces of the professor’s “new alliance”. Carlo Bustos were evident in each of the goals: overflow and center to back post in the case of ‘Lava’ and ‘Pirata’ and quick transitions from defense to attack in the case of ‘Chaval’, author of Serious Goalscorer of the Year.
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Aside from how unwieldy that 3-0 was at the end (‘Muni’ was the protagonist of the actions but failed to define), the most important thing for the Victorians was the table where they climbed to fourth place with 26 points. Today, only five units separate Alianza from the lack of an upcoming game Melgarthe head of the opening and maximum beneficiary with the results of the Sunday day.
The Arequipeños recovered from the heavy defeat against Racing and added three at the level of Ayacucho. Luis Iberico (79′) scored the only goal of the game as the teams led by Néstor Lorenzo earned their sixth straight La Liga win. Alianza Atlético, who defeated Atlético Grau 2-1, and Sport Huancayo, who narrowly lost to Binational, were respectively three and four points away from the “Domino”.
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Roar. Melgar have won their last three away games in League 1. Photo: Ayacucho FC
The word
Arley Rodríguez, Alianza Lima midfielder
“We haven’t considered the international match question yet, but it’s not easy to play every three or four days with travel in between. We’re showing that we have what it takes to compete in the tournament. We can’t neglect it.”