Alianza Lima: Hernán Barcos analyzed the victory against Universitario and revealed the key to improvement

Alianza Lima won a valuable victory during his visit to Universitario de Deportes at the Monumental Stadium. The rout given to his classic rival lifted the spirits of the 'blues' in the face of what is next, both in Liga 1 and in the Copa Libertadores. In this regard, Hernán Barcos analyzed and revealed the key to this great result.

“The breaking point was against River. Before the match we had the talk between us and the group to try to improve, to have the strength and unity of last year that led us to win the championship. We gave each other a plus of commitment. I think that conversation was important for everyone and from then on the union and the group changed. Obviously now the results are beginning to come and if God wants everything will improve,” said the Argentine striker in an interview for the Movistar Deportes program 'After Todo'.

Before the painting 'Millionario' there was an interesting proposal from the 'intimate' cast. And they played with the system that won them champion last year (5-3-2). In this way, they endured the tie for much of the match and competed against a rival of international hierarchy. However, Matías Suárez's goal came at the least expected moment, ending with the illusions of the Peruvian team that played at home at the National Stadium in Lima. Obviously, there was an improvement in the collective.

However, before Universitario, coach Carlos Bustos made modifications to the assembly of the team, something that rescued the 'Pirate'. “I think Carlos (Bustos) was right in the proposal, in the idea of how to play Universitario. With 4 line, 2 containment flyers. Let's say a 4-2-3-1, with 5 players on the right foot and having a solid defense with, practically, 4 central players. I think he put it together in a very clever way, closing the spaces for the opponent and having the ball with many players in the midfield who came to the offensive,” he said one of the authors of the many.

Under this system, the fact that he played with 4 central defenders (Yordi Vilchez, Christian Ramos, Pablo Miguez and Renato Rojas) did attract attention. This to give greater weight to the rear and close the spaces in the background. In the case of the wheel, with the exception of Josepmir Ballón, who remained another element of defensive court, the rest of the midfielders and attackers were constantly mobilized throughout the court. Jairo Concha, Edgar Benitez, Cristian Benavente, Pablo Lavandeira and Barcos all left behind 'merengue', which caused that large sum of goals.

BEST MATCH OF ALIANZA LIMA

It has undoubtedly been the best collective performance of Alianza Lima so far this season and this is reconfirmed by the attacker 'gaucho' himself. “Yes, because of how things happened, because of how the team behaved. We have had some good games in general, but not with such forcefulness or ball holding, being such protagonists on a court and with a difficult opponent. In a classic, playing it this way and winning it was the best game we ever had,” he said.

The players mentioned above had interesting connections throughout the match and didn't let the creams work out their strategy. They put the ball flush with the floor and triangulated perfectly in several passages. They practically canceled them in a rout that will remain for history. Added to this is the fact that the 'Victorians' were against the tribune, since in this match only the local fans were allowed, leaving a very bitter taste in the Universitario environment.

With this result, the Matute team hopes to pick up and start climbing positions in the local tournament. At the same time, improve in the face of the duel with Fortaleza from Brazil in the international competition next week.

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