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The history of Alianza Lima against Paraguayan clubs in South America is not longbut it’s not very fun either, much less than before freedomHis next opponent for Group VII in the continental championship.
Throughout its history in the cup, The current two-time Peruvian football champion has met Paraguayan clubs eight timesresulting in four defeats, two draws and only two victories for Alianza.
for him The last match against a Paraguayan club It happened in the 2012 edition, exactly before Paraguay’s freedom and right of campaign are still valid 30 consecutive games without winning the Libertadores.
Gumarillo was Alianza’s first and last opponent in the 2012 Copa Libertadores. In Asunción, José Soto’s team started out winning, but ended up losing 4-1. On the third day, his last cup win occurred, 1-0 against Marcelo Gallardo’s Nacional; From there came defeats against Bolso, Vasco da Gama and Libertad, who won 1-2 at the close of the group stage.
While Alianza’s first win against a Paraguayan opponent occurred in the 1978 Libertadores semi-final, 3-0 against Cerro Porteno; His last and only visitor event occurred in the group stage of the 2003 edition when an alliance with Guillermo Salas and Jefferson Farfán won the stadium 1-0 over Olimpia in Asunción
A single goal by Argentine striker Nicolas Tagliani decided the match that revived Alianza’s chances in that cup.However, the subsequent draw against Jimnasia and defeat against Cobreloa left them in the basement of Group D.
Just like 20 years ago Alianza Lima’s options in their group go a long way towards victory in Asuncion, which is why Guillermo Salas’ side are determined to push ahead against their group leader.Today, by the way, he snapped a streak of 30 matches without a win in CONMEBOL Libertadores.
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