Bryan Reyna saves a terrible night for Alianza: the UnoxUno of a victory in the League 1 Betsson that should worry Larriera

That Nixon Perea, interim coach until yesterday around 10 at night, has decided to go out and play at home with the scheme he used (3-4-2-1), in the context in which the team was, it was a foul of respect for the institution. The intimate, tight in the table (they have 12 points in seven games), urgently wanted to win -and they did, true- but they also needed to convince their fans and their new coach. And convince themselves, recover their memory, know once again that they are the champions of the Opening. Today, in Matute, it is not enough just to add three. Guillermo Salas knows it very well.

The terrible night began with the injury of Carlos Zambrano. And he continued with the concert of erroneous passes, inaccuracies near the rival goal and confusion to defend. The clear example of the latter: Perea decided to replace Zambrano, a central defender in a stopper position, with a Gino Peruzzia winger who, for obvious reasons, went up in attacks and left the right zone completely uncovered. Josepmir Ballon had to cover that space and let Jairo Concha only in the middle. The result: UTC attacking at will but unable to score.

Bryan Reyna’s goal, at the start of the second half (48′), saved the horrible game. Although that didn’t make Alianza improve their game, it did make the Colombian coach reconsider -a little late- and send Ricardo Lagos onto the field to form a line of four defenders. In defense they did not suffer again as in the first half, although in attack they were once again the predictable team of the last date. One aspect to work on Mauricio larriera and that he surely wrote down in the notebook that he did not stop using while watching the meeting.

; albeit with one more game. This Sunday, the ‘U’ will visit the ‘Domino’, while the rimenses will do the same against an ADT that if they win they will add 15 units. But beyond what may happen at the end of the day, this is the UnoxUno de Deporte Total of the triumph of the blue and whites over UTC.

Reyna was the figure; cave, sparks

“We need him to fight for the three-time championship”was the argument of Alianza Lima to not let go of Bryan Reina towards Brazil. Gremio offered 1.4 million dollars, but in Matute they opted for sports rather than economics. And the winger, beyond being annoyed by his truncated pass, showed why they didn’t let him go: He was the most unbalancing in attack with his speed. Add four goals in the year, all scored at Alejandro Villanueva.

He started playing in a rare position for him, a kind of winger-midfielder in Perea’s invention. But he had no problem reaching the rival area and creating danger. Although, as it has happened to him throughout the year, he needs to decide better in the final pass.

Queen teamed up well with Christian Cave. They looked for each other, they understood each other, although that association was sporadic. Alianza did not play well and ‘Aladdin’ felt it. Of course, he created goal chances, he gave four key passes. He assisted Bryan on a play that ended with the ball hitting the post, then did the same with Pablo Sabbag.

The ’10’ is the orchestra man in a large attack, with the two mentioned above, with Costa, Aldair and Sabbag himself. Six men in attack, messy, need someone who has the ability and calm to distribute the ball. Concha was at times, and at others was part of the chaos.

A rear that did not give security

The approach was untenable. Suffered for the three centrals -and then two centrals and a winger- and for himself Josepmir Ballon. Pablo Miguez and santiago garcia They suffered more than necessary during the match for a simple reason: of the six attackers, only Concha was the one who made the setback. The others were conspicuous by his absence. The risk of wanting to be offensive without taking certain precautions.

miguez battled as usual. Knowing his limitations, knowing that he was slower than the rival attackers, but with clenched teeth and a narrowed eye, he managed to win four of seven duels. For his part, Santiago Garcia He played perhaps his worst game. He was almost always late for the plays, he could not anticipate and with the ball at his feet it was never a clean start.

peruzzi with his income he put out several fires. He was shouted at by Nixon Perea for leaving his zone and joining the attack, but he made an effort to stop Gaspar Gentile, a changed foot winger with great skill and few goals. When he came in lakes and the defense became a line of four, everything improved, even the performance of the full-backs.

Angelo Campos He had extra work, as has happened to Alianza during the year. With a disorganized team, UTC came many times and demanded from the goalkeeper that he became one of the team’s figures again.

the worst

The low level of Gabriel Costa it is worrisome. The lowest point of the intimate team. He barely had a 68% effectiveness in his passes, according to data from SofaScore. He won a duel of five. And what the statistics do not measure is the lack of desire to run after a ball: The Uruguayan-Peruvian was apathetic, without rhythm and wasted attacks.

In this group are also Pablo Sabbag and Aldair Rodríguez. The ‘9’ assisted Bryan Reyna, but did nothing else. He fought against opposing defenders but almost never won. And when he left the area, he failed to associate with his companions.

RodriguezFor his part, he tried to support the mark but in attack -his work- he was left in debt: he even missed an incredible goal almost under the arc. The desire is applauded at the moment, but it is not enough for the final balance.