HUANUCO, Peru (Interstat) — Carlos Mannucci and Alianza Huanuco played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, with Jose Munoz’s early goal for the visiting side answered by Hector Zeta in the closing minutes. The result kept Carlos Mannucci unbeaten in the competition and gave Alianza Huanuco a point at home after the club had lost the previous head-to-head meeting between the teams. Carlos Mannucci, which had also played a scoreless draw at Tacna Heroica in its prior match, could not hold the lead after controlling much of the early play.

Munoz gave Carlos Mannucci the lead in the 10th minute, finishing a move that quieted the home side early. The goal remained the difference through a physical first half in which Alianza Huanuco’s Cavero S. was booked in the 16th minute. Carlos Mannucci’s Aparicio K. received a yellow card in the 31st minute, and the match grew more heated just before halftime. Murillo J. of Carlos Mannucci was booked in the 45th minute, and Nunez J. of Carlos Mannucci and Cavero S. of Alianza Huanuco were both shown yellow cards in the 45th minute of first-half stoppage time. The cards disrupted the flow of the match, but Carlos Mannucci carried its lead into the interval.

Alianza Huanuco made adjustments after the break, using substitutions in the 46th and 60th minutes. Carlos Mannucci and Alianza Huanuco each made changes in the 66th minute, and Carlos Mannucci used another substitution in the 70th. Alianza Huanuco made two more changes in the 75th minute, while Carlos Mannucci made its final change in the 77th minute. The visitors protected the narrow advantage into the closing stages, but Alianza Huanuco kept pressing for an equalizer. Carlos Mannucci’s bench moves included Nunez J. in the 66th minute, Rios J. in the 70th and Rodriguez G. in the 77th, while Alianza Huanuco’s substitutions involved Succar A., Valverde M., Angulo T., Sernaque J. and Vasquez Ortega E. O. The late changes preceded Alianza Huanuco’s push for an equalizer.

That response came in the 89th minute when Zeta scored to level the match. Zeta’s goal capped a 15-minute appearance and denied Carlos Mannucci a road victory. Alianza Huanuco’s Palomino R. was booked in the 90th minute of second-half stoppage time, and Alianza Huanuco received another yellow card in the 90th minute of stoppage time as the home side finished the match with a point. Carlos Mannucci could not convert its early control into a second goal, and Alianza Huanuco’s late push produced the most important moment of the game. The equalizer came after Carlos Mannucci had held the lead for 79 minutes.

The draw moved Carlos Mannucci to 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws in this competition, with the same record across all competitions. Alianza Huanuco is now 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in this competition, and it holds the same record across all competitions. Carlos Mannucci remained unbeaten in its season record, while Alianza Huanuco picked up its first draw in the competition after a loss in its prior result. Carlos Mannucci had entered the match following a 3-1 home win over Alianza Huanuco in the teams’ previous meeting and a scoreless draw at Tacna Heroica. Alianza Huanuco had entered after that 3-1 loss at Carlos Mannucci and was seeking a better result at home. The draw left Carlos Mannucci with two draws and one win from its competition matches, while Alianza Huanuco has one draw and one loss. The clubs will turn to their next fixtures with Carlos Mannucci still unbeaten and Alianza Huanuco still looking for its first win in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Carlos Mannucci 2, Alianza Huanuco 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Alianza Huanuco with a 55.7 percent probability to win, and Alianza Huanuco was installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.