This Monday, August 15th, Arequipa celebrates its 482nd anniversary and FBC Melgar doesn’t want to miss the celebrations. For this reason, tonight he will present his best team to give the city a new victory. The Mistians receive the at 7 p.m Academy Cantolao, in the Monumental Arequipa, on the seventh date of the final tournament.
The team had practically only one working day to prepare for this match, for which they should be considered favorites and win, since the dolphin is not going through good times: in the draw against Sporting Cristal, they lost two important players to the dismissal, Castillo and Ortiz.
Despite traveling to Lima and then Brazil and back to Arequipa midweek, no player wants to miss tonight’s game knowing it’s special because of Arequipa Day. In addition, many fans are expected in the stands as today is a holiday in the White City.
Melgar is the champion of the opening tournament and with an important emotional momentum at international level, he aspires to win the final tournament and become national champion or, in any case, to win first place in total points and fight directly for the final for his third star.
With an upcoming game against Alianza Lima, the residents of Arequipa have accumulated 50 points; They were surpassed by Sporting Cristal who added 52 after beating Carlos Stein. If they get a win tonight, they will return to first place so the August party continues with joy and good results.
Melgar would form with tomorrow Cáceda, Ramos, Galeano, Deneumostier, Reyna, Orzán, Archimbaud, Pérez, Iberico, Cabrera and Cuesta.