Alianza Lima will face Universitario de Deportes this weekend at the Monumental Stadium for the first final of the Liga 1 2023
A few days ago, Christian Cueva was on everyone's lips because it was known that he would not be able to be present for this match by decision of Mauricio Larriera, but it was also revealed that 'Aladino' will not renew with the club due to his performance. In that sense, everything indicates that the national midfielder will leave Matute without having fulfilled one of the challenges of the 'Reto Cueva'.
Christian Cueva will leave Alianza Lima on a sour note.
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And it is that when Christian Cueva arrived at Alianza Lima, the marketing team of the blanquiazul entity launched this campaign for the fans to live a whole experience with the signing of the midfielder. The 'Reto Cueva' consisted of all the Intimos members being able to access up to 15 benefits, such as video calls with 'Aladino', autographing of shirts, accompanying the team in a Liga 1 or Copa Libertadores match, among other details.
This was very well received by the blanquiazul people because many began to become members, due to the great excitement that the Peruvian national team midfielder brought, which would not be seen again throughout the season due to his low performance. However, apart from that, there is a challenge that he could not fulfill throughout the season.
Which challenge did Christian Cueva not fulfill?
One of the many benefits of the 'Reto Cueva' consisted in giving away autographed balls every time Christian Cueva scored a goal with Alianza Lima, but unfortunately 'Aladino' has not scored a single one to date and with the finals of the Liga 1 being missed, everything indicates that it will remain that way. That is to say, the 31-year-old player failed to score at least one goal in the current campaign.
This goal drought could have ended in the Apertura Tournament, precisely when Alianza Lima defeated Deportivo Binacional 6-1 at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium. In that match, Christian Cueva scored the fourth goal for the Intimos, but in the end the Liga 1 gave the goal to Edson Aubert, validating it as an own goal.