Pasaron 30 largos años para que el Alfonso Ugarte de Puno vuelva a las divisiones profesionales del fútbol peruano.

It took 30 long years for Alfonso Ugarte from Puno to return to the professional divisions of Peruvian football.

Last Thursday, with the anguishing victory achieved against San Cristóbal, they earned the right to participate in the Liga 2 next year.

However, that feels like little for the Ugartinos who want to reach the Liga 1. To do that, they must win on Monday against ADT de Tarma in the grand final of the Exceptional Copa Perú.

Thus, if Binacional confirms their participation in Liga 2 next year, there could be a duel between teams from Puno.

However, the fans of the team from the stripe are excited and with faith intact to achieve the championship and have Puno as their home ground.

Guillermo Bernal was the hero of the day, scoring the winning goal in the 5th minute of the match and from a penalty kick.

From then on, the match was back and forth, being a worthy semifinal of the Copa Perú.

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The opportunities to increase the score did not lack but this time the goalscorer Payé was not accurate in front of goal.

Ugarte had the physical potential to run the 90 minutes and maintain the favorable result.

The Moqueguanos were worthy rivals because they never gave up, seeking at least the draw.

Even in the final minutes, they were very close to scoring in Angles' goal, another hero, as he kept his goal unbeaten with his saves.

The euphoria of "macho football" was lived to the fullest in the final stages, as they disallowed a goal to Credicoop for Vinces' offside position.

In addition, Monsalve hit the post after a powerful free-kick.

This generated anger among the Moqueguanos, so some members of the bench wanted to attack the referee.

Augusto Menéndez, with a regular performance, decreed the end of a historic match for the fans of Alfonso Ugarte.