09.06.2025
Adrian Broudy
Sport Huancayo is the surprise of the Apertura Tournament with six matches remaining. Richard Pellejero has assembled a well-organized and dangerous offensive team that has reached 25 points and is the sole leader. However, they are off in Matchday 14 and will have a hard time holding on to the lead. Here`s the path they must take if they want to secure victory.
Sport Huancayo will be on the lookout without playing: Melgar (24 points), Universitario de Deportes (23 points), and Alianza Lima (23 points), teams fighting at the top, have a game in hand. On the other hand, Sporting Cristal (22 points) has already rested and is also on the lookout.
Sport Huancayo`s most important match will come on Matchday 15, when they face Alianza Lima in Matute in the Apertura Tournament. This match could be a turning point for both teams, as well as for the rest of the fans.
The game had important emotions at times and with the participation of players who were not in the duel against Switzerland, a situation for which Javier Aguirre continues with the evaluation of players to form the XI for the Gold Cup that begins this Saturday.
Names like Orbelín Pineda, Julián Quiñones, and Alexis Vega proved their worth and made the ``Vasco`` team`s task much more difficult for the Concacaf tournament. On the other hand, the Turkish team had several scoring opportunities, but lacked improvement in their finishing, and Luis Ángel Malagón made a couple of key interventions to keep their goal at zero.