Lima Alliance The year 2025 did not end well. And outside of an international tournament he finished fourth League 1an event that has been criticized for having one of the most expensive teams, if not the most expensive, in the region. However, a moment that filled the fans with emotions ‘blue and white’ was when the team was eliminated Boca Juniors in La Bombonera in the second qualifying phase of the Copa Libertadores. With this in mind, ten months after this event, Edinson Cavani He made a heartfelt confession about his missed goal and explained how it happened.
In dialogue with ‘DSports’, the ‘Matador’ He mentioned that this failure remained in his memory because it could have changed the history of the group. ‘xeneize’ at the Conmebol competition, where he was excluded and it was not enough for him to compete more internationally this year.
“There are more specific goals that are left out, such as the goal I couldn’t score to get into the Copa Libertadores. “If you analyze it and see why it is like that, it was against Alianza Lima,” were his first words.
The Uruguayan striker admitted that the mark was so deep that he examined it several times and did not hesitate to recount the way the moments unfolded on the football field. Boca Juniors. “I analyzed it a thousand times because it would have given us a chance to pass. It was a goal and a situation where I had to hit the near post, play with the defender, crash and fall, turn around and get up quickly. And often you get dizzy when you’re tired, low on oxygen, fall, turn around, and get up to find a position to pedal. “I kicked it, but out of instinct and inertia towards the goal, and I kicked it too late,” he said.
And as if it were a curse, Edinson Cavani I experienced similar chapters in the following games Boca Juniors: against Rosario Central failed in a similar way, which provoked criticism from fans ‘xeneizes’as they expected more from a player who arrived with the label of “star” and was unable to repeat the great performances he had shown in Europe and with the Uruguayan team.
Lima Alliance In 2025, it faced an international journey marked by challenges and key moments from the early stages of the year Libertadores Cup until reaching the quarterfinals South American Cup. In the first case he had to surrender Paraguayan nationalwhom he left out with a total score of 4:2. Then it collided with Boca Juniors and defeated him 5:4 on penalties. Sport Iquique of Chile He was his nearest rival and had no problems beating him 3-2.
The leaders led the group stage Nestor Gorosito After the win they were in third place in the D race Córdoba workshops and the connections with Sao Paulo And Freedom of Paraguay. This place placed them in the South American Cupwhere they maintained the competitive pace and faced top opponents such as: Brazilian Guild And Catholic University of Ecuador. Against both opponents ‘Victorian’ They prevailed and marked the duels with those from Porto Alegre.
The international tour of Lima Alliance culminated in the quarterfinals of the South American Cup. In this case, he faced a rival who knew how to outplay him and who exposed his weaknesses. University of Chile They played to a goalless draw in Matute and then beat them 2-1 in Santiago.
Although the team ‘allianceist’ Despite failing to reach the semi-finals, the campaign left positive feelings and cemented the club’s international presence, ending the year with a competitive image on the South American stage. Of course there was debt League 1so it will try to achieve it in 2026.
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