Alianza Lima missed out on a chance to reach the last 16 of the Copa Libertadores after losing to the club Atlético Mineiro in a controversial duel over the arbitration process. But there is more bad news for the blue and white fans: a new negative record for this international competition.
It happens that the team led by Guillermo “Chicho” Salas – like other South American teams – appears on the list of clubs with the most consecutive games without being able to win the Copa Libertadores as a native.
However, the intimate team tops this negative ranking with a total of 18 games without a win. This image remains year 2012 every time Alianza played at home (Lima).
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The sports commentator and football data specialist MisterChip revealed this number via its social networks.
A new record that the small group will soon have to break for the Copa Libertadores. Photo: CaptureLR/Twitter
When was the last time Alianza Lima won the Copa Libertadores in Matute?
To answer that question, we have to look back to the intimate 2010 season, a campaign in which Alianza Lima was spearheaded by the Argentine Gustavo Costas.
It would be the game against the Bolívar club of Bolivia in which the La Victoria team would win by the smallest difference, thanks to a José Carlos Fernández header after a Wilmer Aguirre individual game.
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This time Alianza would make it into the round of 16 Libertadores Cupbut later they met the University of Chile, a side who scored for them in the closing minutes of what was also a highly controversial engagement.
next opponent
The next and final game to conclude this instance of the Copa Libertadores against which the blue and white team will face off is against Athletico Paranaense in Brazil on June 27th.