Alianza Lima suffered a major setback on matchday 18 of the year after playing to a goalless draw against ADT de Tarma at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium Final tournamentin a game where the locals had little clarity in attack.
With the support of the fans, the players led by Mauricio Larriera had to add three, but the attacking proposals shown in the 90 minutes plus the 10 minutes of stoppage time left much to be desired.
Although Hernán Barcos was one of the blue and white team’s most active players, goalkeeper Ignacio Barrios was crucial in keeping the goal intact. ADT tried to take advantage of the counterattacks, but the alliance’s defense was solid and stopped the rival’s attempts.
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Kevin Serna was the visiting team’s most dangerous player and caused problems for Lagos on the wing, but the Colombian’s final passes were safe.
In the end, both teams had to share the points in a game that left a bitter taste in Alianza’s mouth as there is no date for the end of the regular season.
Although the Familiars have secured a place for the play-off final, they do not lose hope of winning the Clausura and automatically reaching the three-time national championship.
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“We continue to rely on Alianza, we will now play the final and we will prepare in the best possible way to wait for the rival and we will see what happens, maybe the rivals will fall and help us,” explained Campos after the game.
For its part, the Tarme team is happy with the good moment it is experiencing in the first league in 2023. The Franco Navarro-led teams will take part in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana and will try to finish the league campaign in the best possible way.
“We are happy with everything we have done so far closure, it’s a campaign that should never be forgotten. We came with the aim of getting a good result, we never gave up and got a point,” said Gu Rum Choi.
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With this result, Alianza Lima is in third place of the Clausura tournament with 34 points and depends on other results to continue in the fight for the second tournament of the league season, while ADT is in fifth place with 33 points.
On the final day, the blue and white team visits Deportivo Garcilaso at Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. On the other hand, the light blue team hosts Carlos Mannucci at the Unión Tarma stadium.