Alliance against two Brazilians: against which rivals and from which countries do you add your streak of 29 games without winning in the Cup?

Luck is the first reinforcement that a Peruvian team should have when it comes to competing internationally. And this time, that letter did not fully accompany the Peruvian cadres. Yes to Melgar, but with Alianza and Cristal he did not appear in the ballots.

Yesterday the draw for the Copa Libertadores was held and the two-time national champion has two Brazilians in his group, Paranaense and Mineiro -he came from the previous phase-, who arrive at a great moment and are in the finals of their state tournaments, which makes that the picture is complicated for the intimate, while Libertad is the current leader in Paraguay.

It is worth remembering that the intimates have been reinforced with a squad with many figures to break the losing streak of 29 games without winning and try to reach the round of 16. His debut will be against Paranaense next week in Matute, and there the support of all the fans should be noted to start off on the right foot.

Two Brazilians and one Paraguayan, rivals against whom Alianza has only lost a winless streak of 29 games. It only has 5 draws, against River, Boca, Colo Colo, Huracán and Estudiantes de Mérida. Then, there are 24 falls against rivals from almost the entire continent.

The streak of 29 games

the cupbearers

Meanwhile, for Cristal, facing clubs like River Plate, Fluminense and, at the height, The Strongest does not look good at first, although in football the games are resolved on the field and the Rimenses have already shown what they are made of in this edition. In their debut they face Fluminense in Lima.

For Melgar, the picture is somewhat different, since although Olimpia and Atlético Nacional are rivals to watch out for, they are not the Brazilian or Argentine monsters. Patronato, the other rival, currently plays in the Second Division of Argentina. His first game should be in Arequipa against the Paraguayans.

Peruvian clubs have a huge debt in the Libertadores. Since Real Garcilaso reached the quarterfinals in 2013, no one has even been able to get into the round of 16. Meanwhile, only Melgar and Cristal could be third to play the Copa Sudamericana.

And it’s not just about seeking sporting success. There are millions at stake. Conmebol awards 300,000 dollars for each victory and passing the phase means an additional 1.2 million.

The South American

The other half of the glory is not bad for the Peruvians. Universitario and César Vallejo also have difficult groups, but in which they must fight.

The creams fell into the key of Independiente Santa Fe, Goias and Gimnasia. Colombia, Brazil and Argentina, the countries with the highest level at the moment. For poets, the map goes through Ecuador, Brazil and Chile, with LDU, Botafogo and Magallanes, which is competing in an international tournament for the first time.

The leader of each group advances to the round of 16, while the second goes to a playoff with the third from the Libertadores. The tables are already known, now it’s time to play.

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