Lima Alliance suffered a major blow when Betsson lost the 2023 Liga 1 national title to Universitario de Deportes, its classic rivals. Against this background, various media have reported on this in the last few hours Mauricio Larriera He will no longer work as coach of the interior team next season.
What is striking is that the blue and white sports manager José Bellina confirmed a day before the second leg that the Uruguayan strategist would remain in this position no matter what happens. In this note we tell you the reasons that led to Mauricio Larriera’s departure from the La Victoria team.
The main reasons for Mauricio Larriera’s departure from Alianza Lima
Experimental setup in the final
In the final against Universitario Mauricio Larriera He sent an unprecedented deployment. Lima Alliance He played with a back three, five midfielders and two strikers, with the idea of neutralizing the Universitario de Deportes. However, the strategist had never used this system during his entire term in office from the start. This was noticeable on the field as you saw a disorganized and confused team with this tactical disposition.
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Bad thinking
In the first 30 minutes Lima Alliance He was unable to create a scoring situation and was clearly outplayed by Universitario de Deportes. Given that, Mauricio Larriera He decided to return to the four-man line and eliminated Oswaldo Valenzuela to replace Franco Zanelatto. However, his rethinking was just as poor as his formation, as he used Yordi Vílchez as a left-back and Ricardo Lagos as a left winger, positions they are not used to.
He left his best players on the bench
Another serious mistake he made Mauricio Larriera against Universitario meant that three of the team’s best players remained on the substitutes’ bench. Lima Alliance: Jesús Castillo, Franco Zanelatto and Bryan Reyna. The national footballers were regular players in the blue and white team all year long and showed good performances. In the end, the midfielder didn’t even play a minute against the Creams, while the wingers came in when the Intimates were already losing 1-0.
He showed no game idea in the final
Finally, the team’s performance Mauricio Larriera In both finals he left a lot to be desired, especially in the second leg. From the beginning, Lima Alliance He was unable to assert his play in midfield and only resorted to long balls for Barcos and Sabbag to battle the Universitario central defenders. In the second half, with the additions of Reyna, Zanelatto and Costa, the familiars approached the Creams’ goal, but on the basis of individual attacks and not a collective game.