The unusual request from a Peruvian journalist after the draw between Alianza Lima and Colo Colo: “We must exorcise the pitch”

Colo Colo earned a long-drawn draw in Peru and is still alive in the Copa Libertadores . A superb goal from Arturo Vidal gave them a valuable point which allows them to maintain a chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of the continental competition.

The king’s goal upset Alianza Lima, which, with this victory, positions itself in second place in Group A. The victory was a cause for celebration, not only because of the possibilities of staying alive in the tournament, but also because of the context with which the Peruvian team came to play the duel. at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium, better known as Matute.

History did not accompany them. The poor results of the Alliance team have caused them to accumulate a terrible record: 12 years without joy in the sporting stronghold, since they have not won since 2012. . This translates to 20 games without a home win in the Copa Libertadores. And clear, After the tie against the Cacique, the number increased to 21 matches.

Alianza Lima’s performance also does not improve considerably when taking away duels into account. Over the past decade, the blue and white team have only won a continental competition once. It was a 1-2 against Libertad of Paraguay, in 2023. At that time, they had managed to accumulate 30 games in a row without winning in the tournament.

This victory ends Alianza Lima’s bad streak. He removed a heavy backpack from them and left them well positioned for classification. . Of course, it was still to be decided with Fluminense in Brazil, although the Rio team could arrive with first place in the group assured.

This is why the equalizer, scored just 12 minutes from the end of normal time, struck. The feeling increases when you consider that Colo Colo finished with nine players after the expulsions of Damián Pizarro (65′) and Vidal himself (90+4′), in addition to the two goals refused by captain Hernán Barcos who also noted the opening of the account.

An example of the feeling that parity produces is that mentioned by sports commentator Evaristo Ccoicca, known as Chevaristo.. The journalist made a special request to end the bad streak in Matute : “I’m going to say something that I don’t want to be taken as a joke. It’s something that I feel and I don’t want anyone to cut me off because I want to finish the idea,” he said on the show A Presión.

“I don’t know what explanation to look for anymore because he hasn’t managed to win on this ground for ten years. I believe a lot in good and bad energies. I believe the land needs to be exorcised. It must be exorcised. It’s very negatively charged, there’s a lot of suffering in this area. You have to exorcise it, it costs nothing “, he stated.