English footballers generally don’t leave their own domestic leagues. This is not counting other parts of the United Kingdom of course. While there are exceptions, the place you’d least expect them would be in South America. Peru has had its own. His name was Mark Cook and he was a goalkeeper. Mark Cook was born […]
Author : Brian Bertie
Alianza Look to Keep Run Going as Melgar take on Sporting Cristal
Friday, June 23rd Universidad San Martin de Porres vs Academia Cantolao Essentially a neutral game due to both teams playing at the Miguel Grau in Callao for their home games. One team is bottom (Cantolao), and the other one is the penultimate team (San Martin). Both will feel they can win, but if I had […]
Torneo Apertura Preview: Huancayo look to break poor away form as Cristal take on Alianza in the big match
Union Comercio vs Sport Huancayo Union Comercio have been poorly run this season, having made questionable decisions such as sacking off managers too early and bringing Manco and benching Miguel Carranza to accommodate a spot for him. Sport Huancayo on the other hand have been a poor away team, but there should be an exception […]
U20 World Cup: Who to look out for after the tournament: #2 Jules Keita
Guinea’s World Cup campaign has ended after being routed by Argentina 5-0. In their other 2 matches, they also drew 1-1 against England and earlier lost to the hosts South Korea 3-0. While not too many managed to leave an impression, perhaps their best player in this campaign was Jules Keita. Jules is 18 years […]
U20 World Cup: Who To Look Out For After the Tournament? #1 Lee Seung Woo
The U20 World Cup kicked off a week ago, with hosts South Korea gathering 2 wins in group 2. The home team have looked impressive and deserved both their wins – against Guinea (3-0) and Argentina (2-1). There are many good talents in this side, but the stand out player, who has been their star […]
Torneo de Verano Final Preview: UTC & Melgar square off in the final
Universidad Tecnica Cajamarca and Melgar both finished first in their respective groups. UTC and Melgar both finished with 27 points although the former ended the campaign with a higher goal difference. This means that the first leg will be in Cajamarca and the second will be in Arequipa. La Rojinegra only lost 1 game and […]
Torneo de Verano Preview: Looking Ahead to the Final Weekend
Saturday Alianza Atletico vs Union Comercio Both these teams broke their bad runs last weekend with both teams picking up wins. A draw seems most likely to be the result. Alianza Atletico still have a lot of convincing to do and while Union Comercio aren’t much better in that aspect, they have a stronger squad […]
Torneo de Verano Preview: Cantolao look to shock Sporting Cristal again
Juan Aurich vs UTC Cajamarca A draw is most likely here. UTC have gotten points away from home but aren’t expert travellers and have also dropped many. Although the motivation in this match is that Cajamarca can confirm finishing 1st in their group taking them to the final. However, they’ve showed some weaknesses away from […]
Torneo de Verano roundup
Alianza Atletico 0-3 Sport Rosario Despite the game being even on paper, Sport Rosario were not expected to win by a scoreline this big. Sporting Cristal loanee Rolando Carrasco opened the scoring immediately for the visitors. Janio Posito grabbed the other two in the 68th and 85th minute respectively. Pablo Lavandeira continues his fine form, […]
Pedro Aquino: The best of Peru’s under 23’s?
Ricardo Gareca, who is Peru’s current manager was appointed in March of 2015. At the beginning, he used what was left from Sergio Markarian’s team, who was the previous manager in World Cup qualifying. There were only a few modifications for the Copa America 2015 and the beginning of the qualifiers for the FIFA World […]
Previewing Peru’s weekend action as Alianza look to bounce back
Alianza Atletico vs Sport Rosario Alianza Atletico de Sullana have been proving they are one of the contenders to go down, however at home they will probably win this. It’s a match that can go either way but the home side should be the favourites here. Only a narrow win is likely as Sport Rosario […]
Peru Roundup: Sporting Cristal Run Riot
Sporting Cristal 4-1 Alianza Atletico Sporting Cristal ran riot on a sunny afternoon at the Alberto Gallardo in Rimac. The score was 4-0 at half time. Ortiz opened the score with a nice shot from right outside the box to give Los Cerveceros the lead in the 5th minute. 10 minutes later, Horacio Calcaterra doubled […]
Club Deportivo Zuñiga and Renzo Sheput
Club Deportivo Zuñiga are a football club in Lima, currently playing in the third tier of Peruvian Football. In the past, they were one of the best academies in the country with notable alumni being Renzo Sheput (Juan Aurich, ex-Sporting Cristal), Andy Pando (Universidad Cesar Vallejo, ex Alianza Lima), Sydney Faiffer (Sport Boys) and Edgar […]
Peru’s ‘Superclasico’ headlines another exciting weekend of Primera Division action
Friday, April 14th 2017 Sporting Cristal vs Alianza Atletico Sporting Cristal will feel that this game is just as winnable as last weekend’s game against Sport Rosario. Alianza Atletico are weaker than Rosario and at home, Los Cerveceros will be disappointed with anything other than a win. Player to watch: Cristan Ortiz Ortiz was a […]
Peru round-up: Sporting Cristal win, controversy between Comerciantes and Huancayo
Sporting Cristal 1-0 Sport Rosario Sporting Cristal beat Sport Rosario 1-0 at the Alberto Gallardo as they were expected to. This win marked the end of a six game winless run in all competitions. The scoreline was narrow and Cristal missed a lot of good chances. Sport Rosario also got forward a few times but […]
Peru’s Torneo de Verano is back as newly promoted Sport Rosario hope to upset Sporting Cristal
This weekend is mostly a make-up weekend with the regular league play still being suspended for one more week due to the nationwide flooding. Here is everything you need to know regarding these matches. Saturday, April 8th, 2017 Sporting Cristal vs Sport Rosario Sporting Cristal are on a bad run of form at the moment. […]
Peru finally avoid defeat in Venezuela and look forward to Uruguay
Venezuela vs Peru – Maturin, Venezuela (2-2) The Peruvian national team had lost every game in Venezuela since the start of the century (4 qualifiers, 1 Copa America). While it is an improvement over the last few matches in Venezuela, La Blanquiroja saw this game as a must-win and will be disappointed to come away […]
Everything you need to know about Peru’s international week…
Venezuela vs Peru – Maturin (March 23rd) Peru will want to get back on track after losing at home to Brazil 2-0. Peru are 5 points behind 5th placed team Argentina, but will look to get the 6 points in this international break as the dream for Russia 2018 is far from over. However, Venezuela […]
An introduction to Peruvian football and the Torneo Descentralizado
Hello, my name is Brian Bertie and as a Peruvian new writer on the site, it would be good to give an introduction on Peruvian football. The Torneo Descentralizado (the name of the league) was founded in 1966, although similar to the English Premier League, it has existed prior but under a different name. The […]