Lengthen? away goal? penalties? Five answers on the definition between Alianza and Melgar

There are only 90 minutes left to define the champion of League 1. Or perhaps not only that, the penalty shootout can also appear on the scene. alliance receives Melgar in Matute this Saturday and that night the monarch of the year will be known.

Day and hour

The second final is scheduled for this Saturday in Matute. Alianza scheduled the game for 8:00 p.m. so that all of its fans can come to cheer them on.

Matute will have a spectacular setting, like the last dates that Alianza has played, since tickets sold out in record time. There will be more than 30 thousand people supporting the Blue and Whites.

Results

The advantage is Melgar with the 1-0 achieved in Arequipa. That is to say, for the Red and Blacks, victory or a tie guarantees them the lift of the Cup due to their advantage in points.

Alianza needs to win to think about the title. The intimates must win by two goals difference to win. Thus, each team would add three units, but the intimate ones would have a better goal difference.

“In the event of equal points at the end of the two Final Play-Off matches, the Club with the best goal difference will be crowned National Champion. If equality is maintained, the winner will be defined by a penalty shootout, in accordance with the Laws of the Game”, says article 7.3.2.3. of the Tournament Regulations.

It is worth remembering that there is no such thing as an ‘visiting goal’. That is to say, if Melgar manages to score in Matute, in case of equality in goals, the goal from Arequipa in Lima is not “worth double” to define the series.

penalties?

The only result that stretches the series to the definition from the twelve steps is that Alianza wins by the minimum difference (1-0, 2-1, 3-2). Thus, the series will be equal to one victory per side and the goal difference the same.

After the final whistle in case of equality, penalties will follow to sentence the match.

The referee

Perhaps the referee indicated for the definition of League 1 was Kevin Quevedo, but he, along with his assistants Jesús Sánchez and Michael Orué, are in Qatar for what will be the World Cup.

In Arequipa, Michael Espinoza directed, with some controversies that the alliance members still claim – Orzán’s non-expulsion, a foul on Concha in the play of Melgar’s goal and off side that was not Ballón’s. “We are eight FIFA referees and we are all prepared to direct this match, it fell to me”, declared Espinoza in Arequipa, since it was questioned that he directs two consecutive Alianza matches, against ADT on the final date of the Clausura and the first final.

for revenge, the designated one could be Bruno Pérez, who directed the first semifinal in Arequipa between Melgar and Cristal. The other FIFA referees are Jesús Cartagena (led the second semi-final), Joel Alarcón, Diego Haro, Augusto Menéndez, Edwin Ordónez and the aforementioned Michael Espinoza, Kevin Ortega and Bruno Pérez.

The awards

The qualifiers for the Copa Libertadores are already known. Alianza and Melgar already have a place in the group stage and with it the 3 million dollars that Conmebol delivers for participation. Cristal will be Peru 3 (phase 2) and Sport Huancayo Peru 4 (phase 1).

At the local level, League 1 also awards prizes for position and this corresponds to the first three. Cristal, being third, receives 118 thousand dollars. The champion takes the sum of 354 thousand dollars and the runner-up 236 thousand. They are not millionaire figures, but they do add up to the budget of the clubs that must be reinforced for the Libertadores.

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