Alianza Lima vs. Universitario: A crucial match for the title

This weekend Alianza Lima will host Universitario de Deportes at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium for the 5th round of the Clausura Tournament, in a crucial match in the fight for the title of the Liga 1 2023. In this context, a former goalscorer and champion with the blanquiazul shirt, like Flavio Maestri, confessed that he prefers Alex Valera over Pablo Sabbag. Why?

And it is that the former Alianza Lima player surprised during his appearance on the L1 Radio program, since despite having won the national championship twice with the blanquiazul, he did not allow that to cloud his judgment. Flavio Maestri stated that the Peruvian forward has more merit than the 'Jeque'.

"I prefer Alex Valera over Pablo Sabbag. Both score goals. Valera is a player who gets back well, fights for every ball, and makes diagonal runs. That has more merit. I see him improving year after year. He adds many things to his game," Maestri said on the eve of a new edition of the Peruvian classic.

So far, Alex Valera has played 22 games throughout the season with Universitario, between Liga 1 and Copa Sudamericana, and has scored 12 goals. On the other hand, Pablo Sabbag has scored a total of 9 goals in 20 matches with Alianza Lima, in both the national competition and the Copa Libertadores.

Will Pablo Sabbag play in the classic?

Recently, LÍBERO learned that Guillermo Salas prefers Pablo Sabbag to start in the classic match between Alianza Lima and Universitario instead of Hernán Barcos. Even the Colombian forward stated that he would play the match at Matute anyway.

"Of course, I'm going to play on Saturday. We know that there are things to fix, but on Saturday we have to win no matter what. It's the most beautiful match," said Pablo Sabbag, who already knows what it's like to score against the crema team.