Melgar and the duty to secure the title in Arequipa against Alianza Lima

Soccer is a state of mind. And Melgar, exorbitant in recent months, has regained the north. Pragmatism, confidence and bravery. Cristal shattered in front of them in the semifinals. And today it seems that the crisis never existed and that the position of Pablo Lavallén was never under discussion. That’s how volatile this seesaw is.

The advantage is for Alianza Lima, who has not had to go up and down altitude meters and, in addition, has had the time to recover Hernán Barcos from mild back pain, according to his words.

The intimates have not been on vacation and it has not been too long since their last game, a week and a half ago, to say that they have lost their football rhythm. But Melgar, despite the hustle and bustle, isn’t he at his peak of performance perhaps?

If Cristal had fought them more, perhaps Lavallén would have some doubts about drafting his eleven. But his eleven we all know by heart. No one will be missing.

In this last stretch, the figure of Bernardo Cuesta has been joined by Luis Iberico, a striker who starts from the wing, but who has scored all his goals of the season in the area. And the Argentine Orzán has established himself as the best brand midfielder of the year.

The ‘Domino’ is solid line by line. It is not showy, but it has perhaps the most precious quality of this sport: effectiveness. It doesn’t tickle you, Melgar, it kills you.

Alianza Lima, for its part, takes refuge in how well they have done at altitude against Cienciano and Ayacucho, but also in the most recent antecedent against the ‘León del Sur’: in September they beat them with goals from Barcos and Pablo Lavandeira , the blue and white midfielder that marks, assists and scores. Of course, that victory was in Matute. But that time, the ‘Pirate’ Boats played a picnic with Galeano and Deneumostier.

Valenzuela would start to propose a more frictioned game in the middle. Melgar will not invent anything: he will try to get the maximum advantage to counterattack Matute.

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