Antoni, Alianza Lima edge Cusco on Sunday
CUSCO, Peru (Interstat) — Mateo Antoni scored in the 38th minute and Alianza Lima defeated Cusco 2-1 on Sunday at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Diego Soto scored for Cusco in the 56th. Fernando Gaibor recorded an assist for Alianza Lima, while Ricardo Lagos had an assist for Cusco. Antoni played the full 90 minutes, Lagos also went the distance, Gaibor logged 73 minutes and Soto played 44. In first-half stoppage time, Alianza Lima’s Velez received a yellow card and Cusco’s Fuentes was sent off. Cusco made three substitutions at halftime. Alianza Lima made two changes in the 60th minute, and both teams made substitutions in the 73rd. Alianza Lima also made late changes in the 86th and 87th minutes. Cusco’s Manzaneda, Diez and Silva were involved in the halftime substitutions. Chavez and Quevedo came on for Alianza Lima in the 60th. Zevallos and Colman were involved in Cusco’s 73rd-minute substitutions, while Velez and Castillo entered for Alianza Lima late. Alianza Lima improved to 1-0 in the competition and overall. Cusco dropped to 0-1 in both.