Alex Valera: a dream goal for the ‘U’ to receive its 99th anniversary as absolute leader of the Clausura | CHRONICLE

He did not run 80 meters like Beto Carranza in Cerro de Pasco, but his goal at the height of Arequipa could be as important as the one scored by the Argentine in 2000. alex valerathe forward treasure of the ‘U’, dressed as a hero on the eve of the 99th anniversary to give the creams victory (1-0) over Melgar for the Closing of the League 1 Betsson. | News League 1 Betsson.

The great triumph achieved thanks to the liveliness of ‘9’, who took advantage of an error by goalkeeper Carlos Cáceda (17 ‘)does not define any title, but leaves the student team at the top of the championship with 17 points, two more than Cristal (drawn 1-1 with ADT in Tarma) and three more than Melgar himself.

The visit to Arequipa, then, was the most complicated. And the ‘U’ of Fossati, who wants to write her own story, emerged victorious. And she also ended that horrible streak playing outside of Lima that tormented them: they had gone five games without winning with three defeats (all in the Opening) and two draws.

But that is already past tense. Fossati It seems to have understood that outside you don’t win by sweeping like in the Monumental. It is necessary to be careful, cautious too. And his team was: compact, orderly and aware that at height you also have to know how to suffer. The ball hitting the crossbar after Lavandeira’s chest shot, in one of the few that Melgar had, is a clear example.

With their hearts in their throats, they all finished. Coaching staff, players, fans. In the stands of the UNSA stadium, in Lima or abroad. But in the end, the ‘U’ celebrated in Arequipa. At the foot of the Misti began the eruption of happiness for the 99 years of institutional life.

A round ‘9′

He hadn’t scored a goal for almost a month. Translated into five games between Sudamericana and Liga 1. He also carried a silly expulsion on his back. Those statistics, for a ‘9’ like him, hurt, they make you doubt.

But alex valera he never gives up. His CV proves it:

In these days when it is known that Gianluca Lapadula He will not be there for the start of the Qualifiers after undergoing surgery on his ankle, the ‘9’ of the ‘U’ has serious arguments to run as a starter.

Reward or punishment?

In Tarma, just over 3,000 meters above sea level, Sporting Cristal they drew against ADT and continue adding up in Liga 1: they have gone fifteen games without defeat, seven of them in the Clausura (four wins and three draws).

. Although in his last outings he only got three draws in a row.

“The three points were our motto, but a lack of concentration cost us the tie”Irven Ávila, who participated in Ignacio’s (29′) goal that put the brewers ahead, said, still in anger over the result.

Cristal had a good first half, but deflated in the second, perhaps drowned out by the height. And then ADT took advantage of the weight of the locality. At 55′, Víctor Cedrón tied the penalty with an excellent Panenka-style shotafter the referee Daniel Arierta whistled, with the help of VAR, Gianfranco Chávez’s foul.

Those led by Tiago Nunes They didn’t lose on a visit, but they didn’t win either. And they stopped being the leaders of the Clausura. With 15 points, they are two behind Universitario. From here on there is no margin for error.