While Bryan Reyna's goal was enough to win at Matute, Alianza Lima did not have an easy match against UTC . The game turned against them at various moments and that complicated the functioning of Nixon Perea's scheme, once again with a line of three defenders at the back. While he didn't start, Gino Peruzzi was one of the best of the night after coming on in the first half for the injured Carlos Zambrano .
The Argentine full-back, who played his second match after that injury that kept him out for more than two months, occupied the 'León's' zone as a right-sided stopper and responded excellently. Despite the attempts of the Cajamarca forwards, the former Boca Juniors player always showed solidity and led his defense in a very complicated duel.