The recent forceful 4-1 victory against Universitario de Deportes lifted Alianza Lima in the mood to face with greater confidence and confidence what is left of Liga 1, but above all, in the Copa Libertadores. In that sense, Arley Rodríguez considered that the next match against Fortaleza in Brazil will go with the intention of ending the 25-match losing streak without winning in the international competition.
First of all, the winger confessed that the great performance they exhibited against the 'creams' had already been shown against River Plate and Colo Colo, but only in the final minutes. “The idea is to enter the history of Alianza Lima by ending that streak. We have that in mind. While you watch that match we did at the 'U', we did it in Copa Libertadores but the last 8 or 10 minutes against River Plate. Against Colo Colo we had options and we managed to get 2 to 1 but we didn't have enough because we did it too late. The idea is to go for the game from the beginning. You can win it or lose it, but surely you are closer to winning it by going to get it,” he said in an interview for DirecTV Sports Peru.
In fact, the 'blanquiazul' team has had 25 matches without knowing the victory in any stage of the Copa Libertadores. To know the last time they won, we have to go back to March 13, 2012, when they scored the 3 points against Nacional de Uruguay at the National Stadium with the only goal of José Carlos Fernández. That 'charrua' team was led by the current coach of the 'Millionario', Marcelo Gallardo.
Since then, all the results have been draws or defeats. The most recent are the ones they took out against the Argentine team in this season's debut that ended 1-0 with the score of Matías Suárez . In addition, before the Chilean cast they succumbed by 2 to 1 with the goals of Juan Martín Lucero and Esteban Pavez, discounting Edgar Benítez for the 'intimates'.
Precisely, they will go for the victory against Fortaleza next Wednesday, April 27. “We are calm, we don't think about that. Obviously they always want to win if you had 25 games accumulated or if you had 1 game. We always want to win in Libertadores because it gives you prestige, in economic terms there are also prizes, they look at you differently. Being positioned in international tournaments always gives you that. We just think that we have to go add up, win and that we have a nice opportunity on Wednesday. Hopefully it can be added to 3, and if not bring us 1 point. Right now we know that Colo Colo and River Plate left with 6 points and if we want to continue Fortaleza in international tournaments we have to add them as a visitor”, he added.
In the standings of group F of the Cup, the Brazilian squad ranks last without any points. Matute's institution did not add up either, but the goal difference plays in favor of the goals that the Brazilians received. Precisely, this rival is the one who must win to, at least, test the possibility of accessing the Copa Sudamericana through third place.
SITUATION IN LIGA 1
On the other hand, the former Atlético Nacional player referred to the moment of the 'Victorians' in League 1. And it is that they are placed in twelfth position with 11 points, although far from the top places (Cienciano and Sport Huancayo with 21 units). This is not an impediment for Arley, who although he did not rule out fighting for the Apertura, being at the top will help them for the Clausura. “Aperture is possible. In addition, if the title is not achieved, the idea is to stay as high as possible because it is a tournament that later in the Clausura you may need these points. So, it is to add as much as we can to be in the upper part and at the end of the year to be able to be fighting for a new title,” he said.
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