Lima Alliance has in mind to win the Clausura Tournament of the League 1 2024 and, therefore, organized the City of Kings Cup at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium. In this tournament, of a friendly nature, only two Peruvian teams participate: in addition to the ‘blue and white’also competes Sporting CristalHowever, both clubs were excluded from the final and will have to fight for third place in the competition. In this context, the La Victoria institution made an unusual change.
Through their social networks, the Alliance team – organizer of the contest – announced the change in the schedule of the confrontation against the team ‘sky blue’ for the podium. This clash will take place hours after the final that will feature the guests from abroad, Atlético Nacional (Colombia) and Bolívar (Bolivia).
According to the schedule, The title dispute of the Ciudad de los Reyes Cup between Colombians and Bolivians will take place starting at 11:30 a.m. in Peruwhile the duel for third place between Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal will take place at 4:30 p.m. Both matches will be played in Matute.
Initially, these appointments were scheduled backwards; That is to say, first the clash between the losers of each bracket of the competition was planned to be played and then the winners would compete for the trophy. However, the Alliance club decided to make this modification and received harsh criticism on social networks, even from its own followers.
In the comments of the post, several users expressed their annoyance, considering that the change of schedule represents a lack of respect for Atlético Nacional and Bolívar. “If they wanted a Peruvian final, they wouldn’t have invited us then, what a shame,” wrote a Colombian fan.
“Are you really serious? I hope they arrange it that way, because the winners agreed and decided to play it first thing on Sunday and be able to return to their country as quickly as possible. Any other reasoning, There would be no explanation for this tremendous mistake.“, questioned an Alianza fan.
It is worth mentioning that these matches, especially the one between the locals Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal, can be enjoyed with the fans of any team at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium. Tickets for both matches in the competition have gone on sale on the Joinnus platform.
Despite its local status, Lima Alliance and Sporting Cristal They were left out of the final of the Ciudad de los Reyes Cup. Both Peruvian teams fell in their respective duels in the previous round of the tournament and will have to settle for playing the duel for third place.
The cast ‘blue and white’ The team lost 3-2 to Bolívar in the first match of the competition. With the return of Pablo Sabbag to the field, the team led by Alejandro Restrepo started winning the match against its Bolivian rival, after goals from Ricardo Lagos and Jeriel De Santis; however, it let the comeback come and conceded three goals that caused its loss in the match.
For its part, Sporting Cristal could do little to prevail against Atlético Nacional. The team from Rímac lost 2-1 in a difficult match, where they also suffered the expulsion of Nicolás Pasquini in the second half. The only goal of the ‘celestial’ Martín Cauteruccio scored it, but it was not enough.
With these negative results, ‘intimate’ and ‘brewers’ They will close their participation in this friendly tournament with a match that will have a lot to say about the Clausura Tournament. Both clubs are direct rivals for the title of the local championship, so this duel will be a sign of what the battle for first place will be like in the coming weeks and months.
