Alianza Lima had the best start to the Clausura tournament: a 2-0 win and Hernán Barcos broke a historic record. The veteran striker appeared early in the game and scored the 1-0 penalty in a play marked by VAR intervention. Despite missing the first start, the ‘Pirate’ revealed goalkeeper Raúl Fernández provoked him with a jump on his second try; However, this did not affect the 39-year-old marksman, who scored one goal and became the Victorian club’s top foreign goalscorer.
At the end of the clash, the attacker explained how the former Universitario de Deportes goalkeeper tried to distract him and that in order to surprise him, he decided to listen to him.
“I wanted to shoot it again on the same stick and the goalkeeper tells me: ‘If you change it, you miss it’. Done, thanks. I realized he was trying to cheat on me, I changed it and thank God the goal was scored.” “A goal was scored (…) What he told me made me change my mind at the last moment. Fortunately, things went well and an important game was won, which is always difficult at the beginning,” he said in a dialogue with Liga 1 Max.
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How many goals did Hernán Barcos score in Alianza Lima?
Hernán Barcos scored 38 goals wearing the Alianza Lima shirt to become the top foreign goalscorer in the institution’s history. The Argentine surpassed the record set by Brazilian Rosinaldo Lopes.