By: Luis Imana
The start of League 1 was scheduled for 2023 Friday January 27; However, Peruvian football lovers will have to wait a little longer to enjoy the premier league.
Due to the social conflicts that our country is going through, the Peruvian National Police refused to guarantee five games scheduled for this weekend.
The games are Alianza Lima vs. Urban Sport, Melgar vs. Garcilaso, Cantolao Academy vs. Sport Boys, Deportivo Binacional vs. ADT of Tarma and Cienciano vs. Cesar Vallejo University.
the PNP would have deployed 100% of the staff to cover the police services for the control of public order in the places of the greatest conflicts in Peru, which is why the five parties do not have the necessary security guarantees for their development.
The duels without observation are Unión Comercio vs. Sporting Cristal, Carlos Mannucci vs. Atlético Grau, Atlético Alliance vs. Universität and Sport Huancayo vs. Cajamarca UTC.
Given this scenario, where only four of the nine matches for Matchday 2 could be played, the professional football league announced the great possibility of postponing this and the next appointment.
“The LFP informs the public and fans that the schedules of Betsson 2023 League 1 matches corresponding to dates 2 and 3 are subject to possible changes in accordance with the social situation in the country,” he said in the statement.
This suspension will also make it possible to resolve the television rights conflict that exists between the FPF and the eight clubs in League 1 (Alianza Lima, Universitario, Melgar, Cienciano, Sport Boys, Municipal, Binacional and Cusco FC
Statement of the PNP
The five games this weekend cannot be played with an audience or behind closed doors. Photo: spread
The word
Irven Ávila, a Sporting Cristal player, spoke about the events in La Liga: “This social situation that is being experienced across the country is more important than any footballer’s wish, but we hope everything goes well and we do tournament can begin,” he said.