Lima Alliance has achieved its first goal of the season: winning the Torneo Apertura and securing a place in the 2023 League 1 playoffs in its quest for a three-time championship. In return, they denied it libertadores Cup, He is bottom of the competition with just four points and meets Atlético Mineiro for the fifth time in the group stage. In this sense, despite the tough defeat against Libertad de Paraguay, the Victorian Store believes that they can reach the round of 16.
Diego Gonzalez Posada, President of the Blue and White Fund, expressed his delight at winning the Apertura and pledged to all Alliance fans that they can rest assured that they have qualified for the next phase.
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What did the President of the Blue and White Fund say about the Copa Libertadores?
“The Alliance family can be sure that we will reverse the situation with the Libertadores, we will qualify for the round of 16 and we will see how we win this year,” said the head of the Blanquiazul fund. who also spoke about getting the inaugural tournament.
“A step has just been taken. The Apertura was won, but nothing was won yet. You have to go into the Clausura patiently, calmly and resolutely and come out of it as a national football champion,” he added.
What is Alianza Lima’s next game?
After beating Deportivo Binacional 6-1, Alianza Lima travels to Huancayo this Friday 2 June to face ADT de Tarma in the 18th round of Liga 1 2023. Cusco FC were due to play at the same time (20:00 CET) but that could change after the culmination of the intimate game on Matchday 17.