The Alianza Lima Sentinel
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Bruninho beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 33. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Vintage Luis Advíncula — 7.96
At 36 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 7.96, and nobody on the pitch better.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Up for the corner, and Jesús Castillo delivers — 7.58
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Jesús Castillo scored, was marked 7.58, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad8 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Alianza Lima
Guillermo Viscarra and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Alianza Lima
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Guillermo Viscarra gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Juan Valera joins the Alianza Lima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Valera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Alianza Lima promote Sergio Carrillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Carrillo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Paolo Ruidiaz joins the Alianza Lima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paolo Ruidiaz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Alianza Lima promote Kevin Benavente from within
- Player ratings One of those days for Luis Ramos
- Match Alianza Lima refuse to lose to Cesar Vallejo