Playing for Universitario, Alianza Lima, or Sporting Cristal doesn't always guarantee a career. You can discover that in this list, where you will find out that the players who were once promises in the three biggest clubs in the country had to leave their comfort zone to make a name for themselves in the Copa Peru.
Many of them now appear to be overweight, which could have been one of the main reasons why they left the top division of professional football.
Christian La Torre, at Universitario; Christofer Soto, at Alianza Lima; and José Shoro, at Sporting Cristal; surprised everyone with their first appearances for the big clubs in the country, although they failed to establish themselves in Peruvian football.
Like them, there are other players who had the opportunity to succeed in national football, but ended up seeking a place in the "macho" football.
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