Allianza Lima
won the Clausura Tournament title, but it was
Sporting Cristal
who drew more fans than any other team in the second tournament of the year, leaving behind Universitario de Deportes, Deportivo Municipal, and the same white and blue team.
It is true that
Allianza Lima
had to visit Universitario de Deportes, Sporting Cristal, and Deportivo Municipal in this part of the year. These matches generate a higher income for the club's coffers due to the expectation they generate.
According to the counts of the Peruvian Professional Football Association (ADFP),
Sporting Cristal
collected a total of 1,822,971.20 Peruvian Soles as a home team until round 14 of the Apertura, followed by Universitario de Deportes (1,547,766.29 NS) and
Allianza Lima
(979,659.30 NS).
-Jorge Cazulo with the suitcase ready to leave Sporting Cristal
Allianza Lima
played fifteen matches in the Apertura Tournament, scoring 30 points and being better than all their rivals in this championship. The team won nine matches, tied three, and lost three. These are overall numbers that any team could be champion with.
Photo: Gestión
Now the
Clausura Tournament
will begin, and in view of the national final,
Sporting Cristal
is Alianza Lima's biggest rival and has the highest chances of reaching another final. Pablo Zegarra's team did not have a good time in the Apertura, but they will seek to repeat the good previous campaigns in this stage.
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During 2014,
Allianza Lima
and
Sporting Cristal
fought neck-to-neck in the
Clausura Tournament
. In the end, both teams finished with 33 points and even had the same goal difference, but the beer brewers won the title due to the direct confrontation between the two teams, where Sporting Cristal defeated Alianza Lima 3-2.
In 2015,
Sporting Cristal
also fought for the
Clausura Tournament
, but it was finally FBC Melgar who won the title, and the celestials were only 2 points behind the Arequipa team.
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— El Bocón Newspaper (@elbocononline) March 23, 2017