Peru Primera Division, Liguilla A
The Saints have a great opportunity to practically close the Liguilla A and qualify for the finals when they receive Jose Galvez today, as with a win they will be 11 points clear of Alianza Lima, and I doubt they will be able to recuperate so many points. With San Martin still active in the Sudamericana, 3 points for them today will be golden, as they will be able to focus on the continental Cup. However, this also has a bad part, as some players will be rested today, due to some fitness problems or minor injuries, with the coach not wanting to risk them ahead of their Emelec re-match. Those players are: FW Alemano (26/10), MF Quinteros (23/6) and DF Ramos (19/1), but I’m not worried, since Garcia, Cuevas and Contreras (their replacements) are still good enough to help the team win today, and overall, San Martin is class better than Jose Galvez.
Jose Galvez are last in Liguilla B, and are looking like big favorites for the drop to Segunda Division. Their game isn’t improving at all, and they have won only once in the last 14 matches, away at a depleted Sporting Cristal, so they don’t get much credit for that. Otherwise, just a few draws with more or less equally poor teams, and despite taking a point last week from Alianza Lima, it was more than undeserved, since it came after a penalty scored deep in injury time. I doubt they will be able to capitalize on that point, and against San Martin we should see the real value of this team. GL!
San Martin (-1.25 AH) @ 1.94, 3/10
Result: 3-0, WON
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