The hierarchy of Ships and the irregularity of Cueva: the UnoxUno of an Alliance victory that allows you to dream of the Closing

Matute is the intimate fortress in which Alianza has not lost in League 1 for 23 games. And he becomes stronger if he is guided by Hernan Boats, the captain without a ribbon, the ‘9’ who at times dresses as ’10’. , according to Twitter account statistics Memories of a Skin.

But Barcos’ contribution did not end in his score in the 67th minute, with a header, after a corner kick, to make it 2-1 momentarily, after Balloon will equal the end of the first half (45′ + 5′). The Argentine also attended Ricardo Lagos so that he scored the third of the match and the peace of mind for the entire stadium.

With Larriera on the bench, Alianza has regained intensity in the brand, both in pressure and defense. Although there is still debt in the attack, the intimates seem to have regained confidence supported by the results: six games without losing with two draws and four victories, three of them consecutively.

Another point in favor for the Rimenses is that they have already rested, while Alianza will do so on the next date that will be played this week and the ‘U’ will have to do so on the following day.

Cristal will visit this Thursday, in Trujillo, a César Vallejo of Mosquera that arrives with two consecutive victories and both by landslide: 5-0 to Grau and 3-0 to Municipal.

Meanwhile, Universitario will receive a Sport Boys on Wednesday who has known how to make the other two leaders’ evenings bitter: they beat Alianza and tied with the team led by Tiago Nunes. Will you do the same in the Monumental? In Rímac and La Victoria, they hope so.

The intimate victory also served to move them away in the accumulated table, which could give them a direct pass to the final in case they do not win the Clausura: they have 68 points, seven more than Cristal.

The hierarchy of Ships is never missing

In a match that had gone uphill, the hierarchy that Alianza Lima has in its squad had to appear. First Josepmir Balloon to declare a tie in the last minute of the first half, so that the intimates go to half-time with a different countenance, with other spirits. After Hernan Barcos to score and pass a goal. To be the scorer and the top assister.

Perhaps his speed is moving further away from him, but his importance on the attacking front continues. At 39 years old and rich, the Argentine remains a real nightmare for League 1 defenders. He holds up well on his back, knows how to move around the entire attacking front, associates well and knows the area better than anyone.

Behind him, Jairo Concha It is an all-rounder that usually looks for it. The steering wheel closes that triangle in the middle next to Jesús Castillo and Josepmir Ballón. Recovers and plays. It associates well with Franco Zanelatto. And the other two mentioned are fighting and balance: while Jesus presses, he runs to all the balls and dives face-first if necessary; The captain covers spaces, positions himself very well in the middle and battles for every ball.

On the sides, Franco Zanelatto He continues to be that winger who knows how to make very good diagonals and thus does damage. He has also added to his game that physical ability to press and recover high. On the other side, on the left, Christian Cueva It has improved but not enough: it remains irregular. It appears to create danger and then disappears as if by magic. He could have improved the fan’s opinion if they charged him with that penalty that he wanted to create after a wall with Barcos.

The defense in general did not suffer much. With a Unión Comercio more focused on defending and cutting off game circuits, Peruzzi and Lakes They spent more time in the rival field. In fact, Richi scored a great goal to make it 3-1. The central saga composed of Zambrano and Vilchez -who is established as the starter after Santiago García’s injury- had a good game. Without much hurry.

In all three suits the security of Angelo Campos was present again. He didn’t have much to do in the visiting goal, but later, when he was called upon, he was attentive. Specialists say that the most difficult games for goalkeepers are those in which little is achieved. But Ángelo is prepared for anything and in Alianza they celebrate it.