Operation tricampeonato.
Alianza Lima has already celebrated the championship of the Apertura Tournament and now focuses on what will be the Clausura of the Liga 1, where they will start as hosts at the Estadio Nacional. This is because they are renovating the grass at Matute, a process that will last a few weeks and the use of it will not be allowed.
However, journalist Fernanda Huapaya from ESPN reported that the match against Atlético Grau would not be the only game played by the victorians at the José Díaz stadium, as this grass seedbed would take about a month.
"Many people wonder why Alianza Lima is going to play against Atlético Grau in the Clausura Tournament and we are going to say that it would not be the only match at the Nacional stadium. The thing is, there is a seedbed on Matute's grass and they tell us that this will take about a month more or less," she said on Equipo F.
In that regard, the aforementioned journalist revealed that another match to be played at the Nacional stadium would be against Sporting Cristal, but it is expected that for the derby against Universitario de Deportes they can return to Matute. Anyway, it will still have to be waited how the victorian venue would be at that time because if it is not in optimal conditions, it could also be played at another stadium.
"The third match against Sporting Cristal would also not arrive in time for the grass seedbed, so it is planned to play against them at the Nacional as well. The fifth home match is against Universitario and by then they hope Matute is in good condition to host their classic rival," she explained.
Universitario wants revenge against Alianza Lima
It should be mentioned that the first derby of 2023 was won by Alianza Lima, so Universitario de Deportes will want to get their revenge against the blanquiazules in the Clausura Tournament.