Lima Alliance | Jorge Almirón and Colo-Colo players launch harsh criticism against Alianza after a tie for the Copa Libertadores: “They played a very mean game” | Arturo Vidal | Leonardo Gil | Sports

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Alianza Lima added its first visiting point in the current edition of the Copa Libertadores. Photo: LR composition/Jazmin Ceras

He Alianza Lima draw against Colo-Colo, corresponding to the date 3 of the Copa Libertadores 2024, It generated a lot of unrest and diverse reactions in Chilean territory. At the end of the match, Arturo vidal He was one of the first to come forward to question the blue and white; However, he was not the only one.

Players like Esteban Pavez and Leonardo Gil also joined the criticism of the ‘King’. Even, Jorge Almirón, ‘Cacique’ coach, expressed his opinion on the matter.

Colo-Colo players criticize Alianza Lima

Leonaro Gil, midfielder Colo-Colo, He showed his annoyance to the media and described the play of those led by Alejandro Restrepo as petty.

“We never thought that their team was going to get so far behind, really. They played a very stingy game. The Copa Libertadores are games like that, they played with a line of 4 and then they went to a line of 5,” he mentioned for ESPN.

For its part, Esteban Pavez, captain of the team, regretted not being able to add the three points at home and warned that they will go to Peru to look for a victory.

“You end up a little hot. We played a correct game (…) they had 1 or 2 that were due to our mistakes, then nothing. We are hot because we wanted to win at home and with our people, but this team is strong, we have a unique conviction,” he said.

Colo-Colo generated the clearest chances during the 90 minutes. Photo: Conmebol.

“We are clear that we are going to go to Peru to win, they have to go out and play a little more and we are going to have spaces. But we have to go step by step, now Fluminense is coming and we have to win no matter what,” he added about the next matches.

Colo-Colo coach regrets the draw with Alianza Lima

Jorge Almiron He was not oblivious to what happened at the Monumental in Santiago and considered that the match was complicated because Alianza fell behind.

“The players did well. The approach was correct because Alianza de Lima plays with a line of 5. We modified some things to play inside. In the first half we had many situations inside that we couldn’t finish, but the truth is that we didn’t It’s easy because everyone gets behind you,” he said at a press conference.

“The approach was quite good, the boys did well and we deserved more, especially in the first half where the team did everything to open the scoring and it didn’t happen. And in the second half we lacked a little ability to unbalance” , he concluded.

Alianza Lima’s next match in the Copa Libertadores

Alianza Lima will play with Cerro Porteño next Wednesday, April 8, for date 4 of group A of the Conmebol Libertadores. The match will take place at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium at 7:00 pm (Peruvian time).

Table of positions for group A of the Copa Libertadores

Alianza Lima is in last place with only 2 units.