A Real Garcilaso no one takes away the illusion of becoming champion in the Apertura. At least, that is the image it left after defeating Juan Aurich at the Carlos Olivares in Guadalupe, in a match valid for the eleventh round of the Apertura Tournament.

Thanks to this, Real Garcilaso added 22 points and is temporarily the leader of the Apertura. However, it must wait for Alianza Lima not to win in Bellavista against Alianza Atletico.

Apertura Tournament 2017: results and standings after round 11.

Against Juan Aurich, Real Garcilaso achieved their second away victory in the Apertura: they had only done it before against Cantolao in Callao. And they did it at a crucial moment, as it keeps them in the title race.

Danilo Carando and Joazhiño Arroé secured the victory for Real Garcilaso. The striker opened the scoring and the midfielder increased the lead. Enzo Borges equalized from the penalty spot, although he couldn't prevent the cusqueños from celebrating.

Apertura Tournament top scorers: standings after round 11.

The defeat sinks Juan Aurich further in the cumulative standings. The chiclayanos have 19 points and are seven points behind Cantolao, who is third to last.

Players on the field:

Juan Aurich: Jesús Cisneros, Gianmarco Gambetta, Luis Rivas Salazar, Yordy Vílchez, Jeickson Reyes, Elsar Rodas, Joseph Juárez, Jean Archimbaud, Ricardo Buitrago, Jhulinio Alarcón, and Enzo Borges.

Real Garcilaso: Luis Ortiz, Lampros Kontogiannis, Joel Herrera, Emiliano Ciucci, Ivan Santillán, Alfredo Rojas, Marcio Valverde, Alfredo Ramúa, Robert Ardiles, Danilo Carando, and Johnny Vidales.