Alianza Lima has won the first national final of the Liga 1. The blanquiazul team took the victory in this first leg duel with a goal from Hernán Barcos, who shone with a brilliant finish inside the area and served for the final 1-0 against Sporting Cristal.
The match was back and forth from start to finish, with goal opportunities for both teams but with Sporting Cristal dominating despite several chances they couldn't define clearly.
The clearest opportunities were for the rimenses, especially in the second half where they dominated throughout the 45 final minutes and had chances with Marcos Riquelme with a long-range shot that was saved by Angelo Campos and a missed goal by Horacio Calcaterra under the goal.
The great controversy of the match was an offside position that was called against Marcos Riquelme, when he was actually onside and it could have been 1-1 for Sporting Cristal. The linesman made a gross error in this play that could harm the celestes in the next match.
Watch Hernán Barcos' goal
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Alianza Lima vs. Sporting Cristal: confirmed line-ups
Alianza Lima: Campos; Mora, Portales, Vílchez, Míguez, Benítez; Valenzuela, Ballón, Concha; Aguirre and Barcos.
Sporting Cristal: Duarte; Lora, Chávez, Merlo, Loyola; Castillo, Calcaterra, Gonzales; Ávila, Liza and Riquelme.
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