Marcio Valverde revealed that he held a particular celebration in honor of his puppy | VIDEO

This Sunday, Alianza Atlético surprised in their visit to the Cantolao Academy and got a 3-1 victory, with which they are among the first places in the standings. One of the protagonists of the match was Marcio Valverde, not only for scoring one of the ‘Churres’ goals, but also for his curious celebration: he imitated a dog.

The soccer player’s celebration drew attention and immediately went viral, although no one knew the reason behind what happened. Finally, the former Sport Huancayo player decided to reveal the reason for his surprising action on the lawn of the Miguel Grau Stadium in Callao.

As indicated by Marcio Valverde on his social networks, he executed the celebration as a tribute to the puppy he had at home. “For you it’s my goal, my beautiful Yip, today is 10 days since you left us. You will always be in our hearts. You were brave, daring and smart. We love you, beautiful angel”, indicated the athlete.

Immediately, the footballer’s supporters expressed their regret at the loss, but at the same time highlighted the gesture he made in honor of his pet.

Alianza Atlético is undefeated in League 1

In a counterattack, Marcio Valverde was enabled, almost over half the field, surpassed Alonso Tamariz’s record with quality and defined with solvency in the one-on-one against goalkeeper Federico Nicosia. In this way, it decreed the partial 3-0 in favor of Alianza Atlético, although Cantolao discounted a little from the end, with a penalty from José Manzaneda.

After adding their second victory, the team from Piura is in third place in the 2022 Opening Tournament, adding six points and remaining three behind the leader Sport Huancayo. However, it is worth mentioning that those led by Mario Viera have one game less, since they rested on the first date.