Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Alianza Lima (1st, 40 pts) and Alianza Atlético (3rd, 16 pts). Alianza Lima had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Alianza Lima were scoring 1.76 and conceding 0.47, Alianza Atlético 2.13 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Alianza Lima's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Alianza Lima 11/15, Alianza Atlético 4/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 4 Alianza Lima wins, 1 for Alianza Atlético, 3 draws, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 13% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Alianza Lima: Erick Castillo (14'), Williams Guzmán (51' og), Jairo Vélez (79') · Alianza Atlético: José María Ingratti (28')
Key stats
Possession: Alianza Lima 75% · Alianza Atlético 25% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 8-3