Last Saturday, December 2, Alianza Lima announced the departure from Christian Cueva after almost nine months of relationship. “Aladino” arrived in La Victoria in March as one of the new signings for 2023; However, throughout the season, Cueva was questioned by the intimate fans for not showing the level seen during the season Peruvian selection. A number of factors eventually led to him being relegated to the substitutes’ bench and leaving the club without pain or glory. What were these reasons?
Christian Cueva and his injury
The Peruvian midfielder performed poorly Lima Alliance and that is due to the injury he sustained to one of his knees. This information was announced by the current sports director of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). Juan Carlos Oblitasand not from the same club.
“In Christian’s case, I spoke to him. He has a knee problem; he can play, but it also limits his work. That’s why he’s not in the best physical shape. Maybe he didn’t do it right.” “I have something to do with the issue of the Peruvian team, so his non-call-up is a purely technical problem,” explained “Blinder” Oblitas on this occasion.
The information was confirmed by former Blue and White coach Mauricio Larriera, who stated that he was aware of this problem.
“I know the illness he has. He tries to minimize this with the healthcare area available. It is not my place to talk about everything that happens from now on because it is a very personal decision of a footballer who enjoys great respect and one that I try to take into account,” he said.
Christian Cueva and non-football problems
Another factor that ultimately stopped him Lima Alliance It was the problems outside of football. The last of these occurred in mid-October, when images of the player at the party organized by his teammate Carlos Zambrano were released after Alianza Lima lost the 2023 Clausura tournament.
After this scandal, fans put up posters around Matute to demand the departure of “Aladino”. “Christian Cueva, drunk” and “Get out” were the words that appeared on the posters.
But that wasn’t all, as a photo of the Peruvian team with several cases of beer was leaked in July. After the match against Deportivo Municipal for the Apertura tournament, “Aladino” did not show up for Alianza’s training sessions, which caused surprise among the coaching staff of Guillermo Salas and the familiar leadership.
Hours later, it was revealed that the former Santos player had attended an engagement in his home country and the controversial image also went viral. Given this situation, Cueva released a video apologizing to fans of Lima Alliance and to the club.
What were Christian Cueva’s statistics in Alianza Lima this season?
In the last third of League 1, “Aladdin” He played a total of 27 games: Apertura tournament (8), Copa Libertadores (5) and Clausura tournament (14). Christian Cueva scored no goals and only provided one assist.