ESPN journalists underestimated Alianza Lima: “River Plate does not have a complicated group”

Lima Alliance You already know your rivals for the group stage of the Libertadores Cup 2022. The Peruvian soccer champion is part of Group F along with River Plate, colo colo and Strength. After the draw was made, ESPN Argentina spoke about the rivals of Marcelo Gallardo’s team, stating that the ‘Millionaire’ “doesn’t have a complicated group”.

Ayrton Ruiz, Agostina Scalise and Marcelo López debated on SportsCenter after the draw for the Copa Libertadores groups. According to the aforementioned journalists, the rival to beat for the ‘Millionaire’ is Fortaleza, going over Alianza Lima and River Plate.

“It is not a complicated group for River, at least in the previous one, in theory. In the previous and the papers it is not a complicated group beyond that Colo Colo and Alianza Lima have their own name on the continent, they have weight. And you always have to play against Brazilian teams. I also say that it is not a complicated group because River has been in charge of raising the bar”, maintained Ayrton Ruiz.

He added that “The Copa Libertadores has not had a Chilean or Peruvian team fighting for a long time, but a Brazilian. That’s why I say: who is the group rival to go first and score points, that’s strength. Because of what Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s team did, and Brazilians are always complicated at home and away”.

There Agostina Scalise took the floor: “And there is not much travel, which is an issue to think about when talking about the Copa Libertadores. The importance of not having long trips that wear you out in this case, for Boca and for River they are moderately affordable groups in terms of travel.

For his part, Marcelo López López maintained: “In theory, Boca has it more complicated than River, of course, you have to play the games, but due to history, previous and present of the teams, as far as River is concerned, Colo Colo has not been up to the standards for a long time. important appointments, and the Peruvian teams have weak internal competition. And on the other side appears Fortaleza that made history by qualifying for the Copa Libertadores for the first time and is a Brazilian team”.