Alianza Lima Strategizes Saving Key Players for Crucial Copa Libertadores Match vs Colo Colo

2024-05-10 14:51:34

The technical command of Alianza Lima analyzes saving up to 6 of its most important figures for the crucial match against Colo Colo for the Copa Libertadores 2024.

Alianza Lima’s narrow defeat against Melgar in the 2024 Apertura Tournament diminished its chances of winning in the first part of the local championship. In this sense, the Colombian coach, Alejandro Restrepo He analyzes focusing fully on the Copa Libertadores, where he still has a chance to qualify for the round of 16.

LÍBERO was able to know that the technical command would make up to six changes for the match against Sport Huancayo. In this way, the blue and white strategist would save his figures for the transcendental duel with Colo Colowhich will take place at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium.

In that sense, Restrepo will stop the team this Friday in training prior to the trip to Huancayo and it will be known who are the players who will be in the starting eleven to save them for the international competition. At the moment, it has not been confirmed which players will rest.

Will Restrepo give his figures a rest? Photo: Luis Jiménez – LÍBERO

It should be noted that, given the injuries of Ricardo Lagos, Cecilio Waterman and Pablo Sabbag, the Victorian team has relied on substitutes such as Cristian Neira, Hernán Barcos and Jeriel De Santis. On the other hand, members of the team such as Franco Zanelatto, Gabriel Costa, Yordi Vilchez, Marco Huaman, Adrian Arregui and Aldair Fountains They continue waiting for their opportunity from the bench.

It is important to highlight that the duel against ‘Rojo Matador’ will be the second to last that Alianza Lima plays in the Apertura. After this commitment, the squad will have to face matches against Deportivo Garcilaso and Cusco FC before closing their participation in the national competition.

Although Restrepo does not lose sight of the Libertadores, one must take into account that the team is currently last in the Group A standings, below Cerro Porteño, Colo Colo and Fluminense. Therefore, he needs to have all his weapons to confront the ‘Cacique’ in the capital.