Difficult match for Universitario de Deportes against Alianza Atlético
Universitario de Deportes faced a complicated match on Sunday, May 14th against Alianza Atlético for the pending second round of the Torneo Apertura. Not only did they start losing 1-0 at the 23rd minute of the first half, but they also suffered the expulsion of three key players.
And although the first player to receive a red card was Aldair Perleche from Alianza Atlético for a tremendous tackle against Rodrigo Ureña, the 'U' couldn't handle the match and ended up losing Nelson Cabanillas, Aldo Corzo, and Ureña himself also due to expulsions.
The performance of the referee Augusto Menéndez is under scrutiny for his strictness with the cards, mainly for the moment he expelled Cabanillas, who made a sarcastic gesture towards the referee's decision.
It is clear that a large part of the Universitario fans blame the main referee as the main protagonist of the match. And likewise, those who are not oblivious to this are the people from Embajadur Crema, who hinted that these expulsions were to benefit Alianza Lima.
"If they want to benefit someone, they should not make it so obvious," is the post that Embajadur uploaded through their social media while the match was taking place.
Embajadur Crema points out help in favor of Alianza Lima.
Who were all the players expelled from the match?
Aldair Perleche received a direct red card and Ángelo Pizzorno received a second yellow card, were the players expelled from Alianza Atlético. In Universitario, Nelson Cabanillas, Aldo Corzo, and Rodrigo Ureña were expelled.