Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alianza Lima 1st with 40 points, Melgar 3rd with 17, 23 apart. On recent form Alianza Lima sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Melgar were scoring 1.67 and conceding 0.89, Alianza Lima 1.76 and 0.47, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
13 matches unbeaten backed Alianza Lima's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Melgar win, 3 for Alianza Lima, 3 draws, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, capacity 60,000, hosted the game. M. Palomino officiated: 71 games logged, averaging 2.2 yellow cards each. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Melgar: Cristian Bordacahar (33') · Alianza Lima: Erick Castillo (45')
Key stats
Possession: Melgar 53% · Alianza Lima 47% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 3-2