This Sunday, Alianza Lima beat Atlético Grau 2-1 in Piura for the first round of Liga 1 Betsson and, after the match, Edinson Chávez, right back of the 'blanquiazul' team, talked about this important victory that puts them at the top of the table.
"It has been tough; we have been analyzing Grau, they have good players and we had to come and win no matter what. It was a good result and that's what we expected," said Chávez in an interview with Liga 1 Max.
Furthermore, regarding the two matches in which he has started as a starter, the full-back added: "In the first match against Sport Huancayo, the coach asked me not to pass too much, to defend. In this case, he asked me to attack more, so I am happy with this victory. This is a dream come true for me.
Finally, the footballer was asked about the next match against Cienciano at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium: "The match will be tough, but we have to go out and win. Alianza has to win, no matter what."
Atlético Grau vs Alianza Lima: match lineups
Atlético Grau: Raúl Fernández; Elsar Rosales, Daniel Franc, José Caballero, Manuel Tejada; Oslimg Mora, Luis Álvarez; Neri Bandiera, Neil Marcos, Jeremy Rostaing; Paulo de la Cruz.
Alianza Lima: Ángelo Campos; Edinson Chávez, Ricardo Lagos, Yordi Vílchez, Santiago García; Franco Zanelatto, Josepmir Ballón, Christian Cueva; Gabriel Costa, Jairo Concha, Pablo Sabbag.