Match Report
Sport Huancayo, 8th on 16 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Alianza Lima (1st, 40). The last five rounds placed Alianza Lima no better than 23rd for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Alianza Lima 1.76 scored and 0.47 conceded per game, Sport Huancayo 1.44 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.38.
Defeat had not touched Alianza Lima in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Alianza Lima 11/15, Sport Huancayo 4/15.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Alianza Lima 6, draws 2, Sport Huancayo 0, at 1.88 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Alianza Lima: Erick Castillo (33'), Erick Castillo (61') · Sport Huancayo: Nahuel Luján (18')
Key stats
Possession: Alianza Lima 66% · Sport Huancayo 34% · Total shots: 24-8 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 11-2