Erick Osores and the unusual comparison of the classic and Cristal vs. Municipal: “This was the Peruvian Premier League”

League 1 probably saw two of the best matches played so far this season last weekend. Both Universitario vs Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal vs Deportivo Municipal left many goals and, above all, a lot of play that caught the attention of the public and made the grandstands enjoy. In this regard, journalist Erick Osores made an unusual comparison of the local tournament with the English Premier League.

This happened in the 'Team F' program of ESPN Peru, where the panelists commented on the matches played in the last few days in the national league. Highlighting above all the duel played by 'celestes' and 'councilors' at the Alberto Gallardo Stadium, in addition to the Peruvian football classic.

Jorge Espejo, commentator and football coach, took the floor and was surprised by the proposals that were made in both matches, although it started with the match that took place at the Monumental Stadium of Ate. “Two very good matches that do Peruvian football good. I loved the classic thing. Not only because of the 4-3-3 that Alianza Lima puts. I loved Lavandeira and Jairo Concha playing indoors in front of Ballón who was the one who swept. Yes, we should talk about Universitario because it surprised in the claw, struggle, temperament, attitude. And today (yesterday) Alianza, apart from playing well, scoring goals, creating, unfolding, breaking lines, also hit. Because I saw Piero Quispe on the floor every time they went and locked him. I was surprised that Concha and Lavandeira play so liberated, that Ballón grabs the ball and ends up left or right. Alianza played very liberated, although the 'U' collaborated in that,” he analyzed.

COMPARISON WITH THE PREMIER

He then referred to the match played by the 'rimenses', where they ended up winning by 6 to 4 to 'La Academia'. “You saw Cristal vs Muni the day before (Saturday 16), let's go ahead, let's play. There I score 4 goals, I get 6, I score 3, I get 2 ″, he added. In that, Osores compared these commitments with those of the British competition. “This was the Peruvian Premier League,” he said.

Finally, the former Sport Boys coach expressed his satisfaction to see how the teams came out to propose bluntly. “I like it because these two parties had proposals to go forward, they went looking for them. There was no speculation. There was no “let's see what happens, let's measure the rivals”. Obviously with errors, but matches that have done the league a lot of good,” he said.

ROUND TRIP MATCHES

Although this comparison may be enjoyable and anecdotal, it can be said that both matches were surrounded by passages in which they played quite intensely, with the mission of scoring the goal. In the case of Cristal vs Municipal, there was a succession of goals in the first half that made it, only in this part, the players went to halftime with a 4 to 2 for the home team. For the second half, the actions did not stop and reached the overall 6 to 4. Yoshimar Yotún (14′), Irven Ávila (18′ and 28′), Christofer Gonzales (24′ and 85′) and Leandro Sosa (90′) converted for the 'baspontinos'. While Roberto Ovelar (9′, 39′ and 47′) and Marco Saravia (93′) did it for 'La Franja'.

For its part, in Universitario vs Alianza Lima there were also a number of goals (5), but on this occasion, the ' blanquiazules' were the ones who dominated the actions to a greater extent and controlled the game. Jairo Concha (26′ and 30′), Arley Rodríguez (69′) and Hernán Barcos (80′) extinguished the illusions of the 'merengues' fans who attended the colossus of Ate. Likewise, the innovative proposal of strategist Carlos Bustos to align 4 central defenders in the background with 5 midfielders and 1 striker participating in the development of the game with constant mobility, created a lot of danger in the 'cream' area, which was beaten 4 times. Only once did they pierce the rival goal through an own-goal by Pablo Miguez.

It is clear that the defensive errors that caused these results should not be neglected. However, the excitement of the fans was a thousand an hour with the constant scoring that was carried out and the offensive intention of each team.

KEEP READING