Alianza Lima defeated César Vallejo 2-0 to lead the 2023 Apertura like never before. The blue and white team defeated the poets team with goals from Bryan Reyna and Aldair Rodriguez at 60′ and 83′ respectively. The Victorians finished five points clear of their closest rivals Universitario de Deportes and have their first chance to take over the first short tournament of the year. However, the good moment of the alliance does not prevent things from being corrected.
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Carlos Zambrano, central defender of the La Victoria team, also recognized this. The defender made a statement to the media after the blue-white victory and expressed self-criticism about his side’s performance. “We didn’t do well in the first half. If we were 1-0 down on the scoreboard, the game would be different. There are important games coming up, including in Libertadores, and we can’t have that attitude,” he said.
The former Boca Juniors defender highlighted the Victorian side’s position in the second period. “We changed our attitude in the second half. We came out with more will, got the goal and started defending better,” admitted the 33-year-old defender.
Next game of Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima, leaders of the Apertura, will defend the top of the tournament against Deportivo Municipal. The small group will receive the mayor’s team next Monday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m. at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium. The game will be broadcast by Liga 1 Max, a pay channel that broadcasts the games of the vast majority of Peru’s soccer teams.