Cristal, ‘U’, Alianza and Melgar: the fixture and everything that remains for the four clubs in the final stretch to define the champion of the Clausura of League 1 Betsson

The Closing Tournament of the League 1 Betsson It entered its final stretch with a heart-stopping, exciting definition. Date 14 ended with victories for Universitario, Cristal and Melgar; and now there are four teams fighting for the second title of the year of the League 1 Betssontaking into account that Alianza Lima is the current winner of the Apertura Tournament.

, with the difference that the Rimenses have one less game, since Ate’s team will rest on this date 15, which will be played in the middle of the week. Melgar is second with 28 points and Alianza Lima, which rested on matchday 14, has 26 but has intact options.

There are five dates left to play, trips to the province, home games and more. Therefore, in this note we elaborate in detail what each team that has serious and real chances of fighting in the tournament is missing.

Crystal on top

They arrived in Trujillo with 20 games without losing in League 1, although their last two games before the clash against César Vallejo had tied them incredibly: 1-1 against a Boys that played with one less for 75 minutes, and a 0-0 against Academic. The data explains why they are leaders of the Clausura but with the same amount of points as the U: Cristal is the most compact team, which provides the best game, but usually loses unusual points.

The light blues beat Roberto Mosquera’s César Vallejo 1-0 and added 29 points. Unlike the other clubs, Tiago Nunes’ team already rested before. That is to say, they have five games ahead of them and they start with a slight advantage if they know how to take advantage of it. On Monday they will host UTC at the National Stadium and if they win, they would stretch their lead over the ‘U’ to three.

On the other hand, the Rimenses have two complicated exits: . Two visits to a high-altitude city in which they need to add yes or yes, although it is something they have already achieved in the year. In fact, they won in Huancayo and Juliaca, and tied in Cusco, Cajamarca and Arequipa.

University student without margin of error

The creams did their homework at home against Sport Boys and now they will rest next day waiting for the results of the other teams to accompany them. They need their direct rivals to start leaving points to come back strong and continue adding with the goal of achieving the Clausura and dreaming of the 27th star.

Universitario has a fixture that could help them. Unlike Cristal and Alianza, they only have one visit to a high-altitude city: they will clash with Cusco FC on the penultimate matchday. Then his other away game is against César Vallejo in Trujillo. The problem is that the U has not done well outside of Lima: six defeats, three draws and two victories is the balance. They will need to reverse that situation.

Melgar and a favorable fixture

In silence, without the lights of the capital’s big three, Melgar also wants to fight. Their last three victories in a row have put León del Sur in the top group of the Clausura with 28 points in 14 games played. And, although they have not rested yet, they have the most favorable fixture compared to the rest.

The people of Arequipa have four games ahead of them in which they will try to get twelve points: two at home and two away. They may have two disadvantages: they will face Lima Alliance, a direct rival, in Matute, where the intimates are almost invincible; and they will rest on the penultimate date, at the closing of the contest.

A recovered Alliance

Until the arrival of Mauricio Larriera, no alliance member believed it was possible to win the Clausura. Today, after stringing together four wins and two draws with the Uruguayan on the bench, Lima Alliance -who rested on this date- can impose his hierarchy as two-time champion and winner of the Apertura in this last stretch of the championship.

In addition, they have a crucial match against Melgar, a direct rival, in Matute.

On their side, a favorable point is that the blue and white team are used to this type of scenario. In 2021 they won Phase 2 to reach the final in which they defeated Cristal, and in 2022 they did the same in the Clausura, in a heart-stopping final stretch, to take the two-time championship against Melgar. This year the panorama is similar and they will seek to be the national champions.