Historic: Sporting Cristal's surprising ball possession over Alianza Lima [VIDEO].

After the expulsion of Alexis Cossio, Alianza Lima dedicated themselves to defending and had little possession of the ball. Pablo Bengoechea's team defended an early goal at all costs, and Leao Butrón was the star of the match. In fact, the 'celestes' had long periods of possession over the 'íntimos'.

73 percent favored Sporting Cristal over 27 percent of Alianza Lima. Is it historic? Everything indicates that it is. At least, in Peruvian football, it is not frequently observed such a superior statistic of one team over another under that context.

Finally, Alianza Lima won with a goal from Lionard Pajoy, after a free kick from Luis Aguiar. The 'íntimos' are the only leaders of the Clausura tournament with 20 points.

"Football is about goals. Alianza Lima defended theirs to death. We leave with that tranquility because we gave everything in our idea," said Pablo Zegarra to Gol Peru after the match.

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