Goals and clean sheet: Matute, Alianza’s best ally to think about the title | CHRONICLE

Alianza Lima wins because for Andrés Andrade he reappeared as the creative that he is, intelligent with the ball and a collaborator if she. Because Bryan Reyna continues to be the most unbalancing in the tournament. Despite the fact that he was denied the goal, he caused a penalty -Andrade’s goal- and assisted for the third goal. And he thrashed because his attackers are fine, like Pablo Sabbag to take advantage of the error of the Carlist defense or Gabriel Costa to declare the third in the heart of the area against the passivity of the northern markers.

Not even the expulsion of Yordy Vílchez with 10 minutes to go put the result in jeopardy. It is that the best weapon of the intimate was the tranquility. Finding the penalty after four minutes and the second at 19′ gave him serenity to forget about the pressure that meant recovering the first place that the ‘U’ had taken. Only once did Alianza take the lead so early in a game, when Sabbag scored after 9 minutes against Cantolao, but only by a goal. In general, they tend to demolish around the end of each time.

goals to celebrate

For the third game in a row, Alianza has scored three goals: 3-0 against Cantolao, 3-1 against Comercio and 3-0 last night against Mannucci. Important production because it makes you forget the WO against Cristal and has already equaled the +14 goal difference that Universitario has (22 in favor and 8 against for the intimate, 23 and 9 respectively for the creams), vital in case the Apertura reaches be defined with equal points.

It is that the intimate ones have known how to transfer their domain to the result, be it local or visiting. Only in the victories against UTC and Alianza Atlético and in the loss against Huancayo have they scored a goal, then they have always scored more than one goal, which gives them peace of mind to resolve the game.

Matute will define the title

But Alianza enjoys it because he knows that the title of the Opening Tournament will be defined in Matute and there, sheltered by his people, he becomes invincible. There are two dates in a row in La Victoria, against Vallejo for the pending match to get more advantage over the ‘U’, next Thursday, and on Monday the 15th against Municipal.

And if we look back, since he took over as coach, Chicho Salas has not known defeat in Matute. There are eleven victories for the local tournament and the 0-0 draw against Paranaense for the Copa Libertadores. With his people, the intimate play reinforced.

In total, from now to the final date, so the calendar is in their favor, although of course, they include the matches for the Copa Libertadores.

The localities can define the fight for the Apertura and while Alianza will have twelve points of contention in Matute, Universitario only plays six units at home (Vallejo and Cusco FC). That’s where intimates can take advantage. And if we look at what they play outside of Lima, Alianza has two high-altitude duels in Arequipa and Tarma, but the U will have to go to the heat of Piura and the heights of Huancayo and Cajamarca. In two of those three cities Alianza has already won, the task of the creams is to improve that record if they want to fight for the Opening.

Thus, Alianza put the Opening Tournament in order after the two rest dates that fell to the intimates and then to Universitario. The intimate have two points ahead that could be five if they win their pending match against Vallejo.

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