Lima Alliance He’s having a great moment in Liga 1 and he’s determined to win the opening tournament. Although there was also the Copa Libertadores to think about, Guillermo Salas and his players were able to achieve good results in both tournaments without having to neglect either one. This can also be explained by how broad and balanced the Alianza squad is in most of its positions. The bow is also included Frank Saravia He could prove it in detail.
Since making his debut with Alianza Lima in 2022, Franco Saravia has become accustomed to excelling. The 23-year-old goalkeeper is Ángelo Campos’ first substitute and has played in more games than any season with Alianza since he was involved in the Blue and Whites’ 2-0 win over César Vallejo. But how did it get here?
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Who is Franco Saravia?
Franco Manuel Saravia Rojas is a goalkeeper and was born on June 2, 1999 in Lima, Peru. He was trained in the reserves of Alianza Lima but before that played in the Copa Peru from a young age. Its discoverer was Carlos Ramírez. Alianza’s current goalkeeping coach joined the club in 2017 and with him Saravia. The young goalkeeper belonged to the blue and white reserve.
He appeared in the first team since the 2019 season but didn’t have the opportunity to add a single minute back then. In 2020, Alianza loaned it to Unión Huaral. Franco Saravia started practically every game in the Pelicano’s best season since returning to the 2nd division. In this way, he was a participant in the great game in the semifinals against Aurich, which was lost 3:4.
Franco Saravia on the day following his professional debut with Unión Huaral in 2020. Photo: Pedro Monteverde
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Franco Saravia and his debut in Alianza Lima
After a good year at Unión Huaral, Franco Saravia returned to Alianza Lima in 2021. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a single chance this season like in 2019, but at least he was able to celebrate the national title at the end of the year. His long-awaited debut in the first division had to wait until May 31, 2022: Saravia played the entire game in a 1-0 win against Cienciano for the Apertura.
Saravia’s first major media appearance with Alianza was on July 31st. That day, the blue and whites faced the always difficult Cristal and Ángelo Campos was injured. Because of this, Saravia was chosen to defend the Alliance goal and she made a number of great saves in the second half. He was the figure of the team and the game, but he didn’t have many uses after that.
Franco Saravia in one of his best saves against Sporting Cristal in 2022. Photo: GLR archives
How many matches did Franco Saravia play with Alianza Lima?
To date, Franco Saravia has played 18 official matches with the Alianza Lima jersey. Eight of them were there this season alone. Therefore, it can be assumed that the young goalkeeper can finally add more minutes than in the rest of his career. The good note that Saravia has is that they have not conceded a goal in 11 of the 18 games they have played with the club.