Alianza Lima vs River Plate: What is the latest that is known about the match and what is the position of the blue and white club?

Peru convulses and does not find coherent solutions from its rulers. Meanwhile, the uncertainty also moves to football. A few hours after Alianza Lima’s debut against River Plate (this Wednesday at 7 pm) for group F of the Copa Libertadores, the match is still conditional. Will play? Will the Argentine team come to Lima in the midst of the chaos that exists throughout the country, but especially in the capital due to the curfew imposed by President Pedro Castillo? Below we tell you the latest that is known about shock and the position of the intimate institution at this time of day.

The blue and white cast comes from experiencing an almost similar problem. The Sport Huancayo-Alianza, which was to be played last Friday, was postponed due to the social crisis in the interior of the country. Those led by Carlos Bustos have not played an official match since March 12 and there is nothing official that says at the moment that tomorrow’s clash will be played yes or yes.

At the moment, what is known is that the Ministry of the Interior gave the guarantees for the game to be played at the National Stadium with a capacity of 38,777 spectators. However, that was yesterday (Monday) morning. At night, President Pedro Castillo decreed a curfew from 2 am to 11:59 pm on Tuesday, April 5.

What is the position of Alianza Lima in these hours? El Comercio was able to learn that for the moment the team led by Carlos Bustos continues to plan this Wednesday’s game with total normality and the mentality that it will be played, although they will wait for “whatever happens during the day.”

In fact, Héctor Ordoñez, Alliance delegate, told the Olé newspaper in Argentina that “the match with River is played.” “There was a meeting with the Ministry of the Interior and we work normally. We answered Conmebol’s questions, we are in permanent communication with them and Lima Airport works naturally. It will be played normally and with the public. We have already sold more than half of the seats”, he indicated.

What about River Plate?

River Plate was scheduled to arrive in Lima on a charter flight this afternoon (3:30 pm). However, the uncertainty that exists in our country would have meant that it is not yet one hundred percent confirmed that the cast directed by Marcelo Gallardo can travel.

According to Argentine journalist Juan Cortese, Alianza-River could be played behind closed doors, since Núñez’s club has no plans to postpone the clash due to calendar issues. It does not matter if two of their figures arrive (central Paulo Díaz and midfielder José Paradela) for testing positive for COVID-19.

What is the situation of Sporting Cristal?

Sporting Cristal is experiencing a situation similar to that of Alianza Lima, although more acute. Rimenses must play against Flamengo, which is already in Lima and trained yesterday at Videna, tonight (7:30 pm) at the National Stadium.

El Comercio learned that coach Roberto Mosquera has asked that the planning be continued as if the game were played normally, although this seems to be happening but behind closed doors. Meanwhile, the request of the Minister of Justice, Félix Chero, to suspend the meeting is still up in the air.

Convulsive hours are lived in Peru due to the social crisis. And this is no stranger to football. At the moment the debuts of Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal have not been suspended.