Which were the key matches that Alianza Lima did not win?
In general, Alianza Lima had four matches that, if they had won them, they could be celebrating the national tricampeonato at this time of the year. The first two were the draws against Sporting Cristal and Universitario de Deportes in Matute, as they are direct rivals, but since they were played at the beginning of the Clausura, we will not count them entirely in this article, as a lot has happened since then.
Under that premise, there are two extremely important matches that the blanquiazules let slip away, so now they must wait for many results if they want to be champions of the Clausura Tournament. The most impressive thing about it is that both matches, like the classics mentioned before, were played at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium.
Both were played recently, and the first one was in matchday 16 when Alianza Lima and Melgar faced each other in La Victoria, with a final score of 0-0. If the íntimos had won that match, they would have 36 points right now, the same amount as Universitario at the top.
Meanwhile, the second match was the recent draw against ADT with the same scoreline. With a victory there, plus the hypothetical win against Melgar, currently Mauricio Larriera's team would be at the top with 39 points with only one match left to be played in the Liga 1.