Quinteros and the harsh criticism of 'Chicho' Salas: "Alianza was very defensive, they sat back"

Match Analysis: Alianza Lima's defeat in Brazil

Former Alianza Lima player, Henry Quinteros, criticized the team led by Guillermo Salas for their defeat against Atlético Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores. According to Quinteros, Alianza Lima showed nothing in the offensive.

Henry Quinteros analyzed Alianza Lima's defeat in Belo Horizonte. "We thought it was going to be a more attractive match, with more play for Alianza. If we look at the statistics, Alianza didn't have a single direct shot on goal. I think Alianza waited more than they had to, they waited until the 60th minute, but I believe Alianza's intention was to wait for the opponent and go on the counterattack, but it didn't work, they waited too much in their own field and when they tried to go out they couldn't complete four passes in a row," he said in Ovación.

Later, Quinteros added. "In the tactical scheme, it was practically the same as they have been doing, and suddenly try to go out quickly with Reyna and Aldair Rodríguez. If you defend well, but don't counterattack well, it was going to be an attack and defense situation as we saw,"

Finally, he criticized the defensive approach Alianza took in the match against Mineiro. "I think Alianza was very defensive, the team dropped too deep. It's the same team that has been playing, but they dropped even further back. After the first goal, Alianza came out a bit more, but couldn't play, they were imprecise in their passes. Ballón recovered the ball, but they lost it very quickly, and the one who tried the most was Reyna," he said.

Alianza Lima has three matches left in the Copa Libertadores Group G. They have to face Athletico Paranaense in Brazil, Libertad, and Atlético Mineiro in Lima.