Jairo Concha and the first double of his career in a Clásico to ‘resurrect’ Alianza Lima

The start of the 2022 season was quite adverse for Lima Alliance. In these first months of the year, the intimates had been quite far from the level they showed in the previous campaign that established them as the current champion of Peruvian soccer. Not even renowned reinforcements like Cristian Benavente had allowed them to straighten their course. The Blue and Whites met Universitario in the midst of this uncertain present and found no better match than the Clasico to begin their ‘resurrection’, with a Jairo Concha shameless, playing a star role.

Two wins, two draws and three losses they portrayed the bad present of Alianza Lima in the local tournament before the clash against the ‘U’.

As if that were not enough, the blue and white crisis lasted in recent weeks, with the Copa Libertadores. Even so, Carlos Bustos’ team managed to reverse the situation with a magnificent performance at the Monumental Stadium.

From the first minute, Alianza Lima was quite motivated to start his path to redemption. The best version of Jairo Concha was revealed again in Ate —after many irregular games— and Universitario could not stop him, much less avoid his goals.

An exquisite definition at the near post and then a ‘bombshell’ on the goal by José Carvallo marked the first double for the 22-year-old midfielder in his professional career.

Usuallythe ’17’ of Alianza Lima already has 10 wins in 124 games played in his career, the first two this season. This, without a doubt, represents an emotional boost not only for Jairo Concha, but also for his own team.

Taking into account that they have two pending matches, it will be essential that the Blue and Whites get those six points to get closer to the top positions and thus fight for glory again.

The truth is that against the ‘U’, Alianza Lima showed its best performance and hopes to continue on that path for the rest of the season, both locally and internationally. For this, he will need the best version of Concha and Carlos Bustos’s men.