Alianza Lima and the historic bad streak that seeks to break against River Plate for Copa Libertadores

The 'blue and white' team, led by Carlos Bustos, will play with fans at the National Stadium. Cristian Benavente is one of the novelties in the starting eleven.

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Alianza Lima has a big debt in Copa Libertadores. Being one of the biggest teams in Peruvian football, the pressure is greater and, although it seems simple, they only need a victory to break a bad streak that followed them several years ago. The 'blue and white' have not won for 10 years in this international tournament and lead the table of teams with the most unwon matches in history, something they hope to break in front of River Plate.

According to the statistics page Son Datos No Opiniones, the 'intimate' have been 23 games without winning this tournament, behind are three Venezuelan teams and in fifth place one Paraguayan. The last time he won was against Nacional de Uruguay in the framework of the third day of group E in 2012. The only goal of the match was scored by José Carlos Fernández.

In addition, the last time they were very close was in Lima in March 2019, just against River Plate, but it all ended in a 1-1 draw. Those from La Victoria started winning with a goal by José Manzaneda in the 31 minutes and, when he was just about to achieve a historic victory, Argentine Cristian Ferreira appeared at 96 'to score equality.

Alianza Lima will have a new opportunity when they face River Plate this Wednesday, April 6 from 07:00pm (Peruvian time) at the National Stadium in Lima, with an audience, as part of the first date of group F of the Copa Libertadores. These two teams have already met several times and last time the 'Millionaires' won 3-0 in Buenos Aires.

TEAMS WITH THE MOST UNWON MATCHES IN COPA LIBERTADORES:

- Alianza Lima (Peru): 23 matches.

- Deportivo Galicia (Venezuela): 21 matches.

- Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela): 20 matches.

- Marítimo (Venezuela): 19 matches.

- Guarani (Paraguay): 18 matches.

Ambos equipos se enfrentaron por última en Lima en el 2019 y terminaron empatando 1-1.

'POLLO' VIGNOLO SURPRISED WITH BAD STREAK OF ALLIANCE

The reporter gave all the information to 'Pollo' and the panellists of the ESPN Team F program, in the preview of Alianza Lima vs River Plate, when he said that the 'blue and whites' did not win ten years ago and the driver, Sebastián Vignolo, was stunned.

“Ten years!?” , began by responding. “But without beating anyone? , without winning a match?” , he expressed with his classmates while he continued listening. Sebastian was very surprised and said that the La Victoria team is a big one in the country: “Besides, Alianza Lima is big on Peru”, he finally commented while remaining stunned.