If it's a matter of belief, what better than dressing in white and purple to dream in October. Alianza got the first 'miracle' and defeated Binacional 2-1 in Juliaca in the Liga 1 Betsson, with which not only continues in the fight for the Torneo Clausura -reached 33 points-, but already secured its presence in the final directly: it will be first or second in the accumulated and already won the Liga 1 Betsson Apertura.
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And the victory of the 'íntimos' came thanks to the most believer: Hernán Barcos, who scored the two goals, the first after taking advantage of a ball fought by Castillo and Míguez at the end of the first half, and the other in a counterattack in the second half by Castillo with Concha, to enable Barcos. At 39 years old, he is the leader of an Alianza that dreams of the 'tri'.
But it's Hernán Barcos, the forward who is not known to have injuries in a club that had up to eleven absences at one point. The forward went to Juliaca and showed that he has heart and plenty of lungs, because he appeared in both areas: he was responsible for the goals and for clearing a large part of the crosses into his own area.
"The whole group is committed to fighting for the championship. Don't count us out. The group deserves it, they played a great game," Hernán said to the Liga 1 Max cameras. Alianza has woken up and is reminiscent of last year's team that came back in the Clausura to win the title.
And Barcos puts his chest out and at 39 years old the years don't weigh him down and he showed it on every field he went to and especially in Juliaca, above 3,800 meters. He is the top scorer '9' for Alianza, the leader on and off the field. "Many people didn't believe we were going to win. At 39 years old, they said I'm old, that I can't play at high altitude. There it is, 90 minutes and two goals," he said.
THE FIGHT
But faith is for everyone. Universitario is the leader of the Torneo Clausura; however, Cristal and Melgar are still in the fight. The 'celestes' defeated Sport Huancayo 2-0 and reached 33 points, two less than 'U', while the 'rojinegros' reached the same 35 units as the 'cremas' and are second, but the Arequipa team will rest on the next matchday - after the national team matches - so their place is at risk.
With goals from Grimaldo and Hohberg, Cristal defeated Huancayo in a match in which the Rimenses were frustrated for not scoring more goals. Meanwhile, at the UNSA, Melgar beat Mannucci 2-1 with goals from Cuestas and Bordacahar.
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