College vs. Alianza Lima: which team has the most expensive squad and the most valuable footballer

Universitario de Deportes and Alianza Lima meet again in a Peruvian football classic after a few months and with new faces. With renewed roster compared to last season, know what value they have in the transfer market. Do any of them stand out above the rest? Learn about this and more in the following note.

The total workforce of the 'meringues' is valued at 11.98 million euros according to the renowned Transfermarkt website. Andy Polo, one of his last hires for the club, is the most expensive player on the squad and in both squads. The athlete with a recent past in the Portland Timbers of the MLS has a cost of 2 million euros.

On the other hand, Alianza Lima is worth 9.50 million euros with Cristian Benavente as the most prominent. The former Real Madrid player Castilla was worth up to 6 million euros at the time, but currently only 1 million euros. Likewise, he is the player with the highest numbers in the 'intimate' club and is in second place between both teams.

The third on the list is Alex Valera, scorer of the ones led by Álvaro Gutiérrez and with a presence in the 'blanquirroja'. Continuing with the statistics and securities platform, acquiring its services costs 700 thousand euros. Behind them are Jairo Concha, Ricardo Lagos and Jorge Murrugarra, worth 600 thousand each.

Universitario and Alianza Lima will meet at the Monumental de Ate stadium from 3:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) and will have 57,000 tickets enabled for local fans. The match will be broadcast on the GOLPERU channel. The last time they were measured on this stage the 'meringues' won the 2-0 victory.

MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYERS IN UNIVERSITARIO

- Andy Polo/2 million euros.

- Alex Valera / 700 mil euros.

- Luis Urruti /500 thousand euros.

- Hernán Novick /475 thousand euros.

- Alberto Quintero/475 thousand euros.

MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYERS IN ALIANZA LIMA

- Cristian Benavente/1 million euros.

- Jairo Concha / 600 mil euros.

- Ricardo Lagos / 600 mil euros.

- Yordi Vílchez/525 thousand euros.

- Angelo Campos /525 thousand euros.

HOW DOES UNIVERSITY ARRIVE

After four commitments without knowing the victory, Universitario de Deportes won consecutively in two matches. He first did it at home against ADT de Tarma by 2-1 and the same result of visiting Ayacucho FC. In both matches there was no clear dominance or good game of the 'creams', but they ended up filling up with confidence in the face of the Peruvian football classic. After the ninth date they placed themselves in the fifth box with 16 points, four points behind the leader Deportivo Municipal.

HOW IS ALIANZA LIMA

Alianza Lima has the difficult challenge of playing two championships each week, one more complicated than the other. After falling 1-0 in the middle of last week to River Plate, he had to play UTC with his people at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium. There, with a goal from Hernán Barcos, the 'blue and white' returned to victory after four matches and scored three valuable points to reach 13th place with eight points. In the middle of the week they will have a vital duel against Colo-Colo for the Copa Libertadores and then the classic.

THE LAST FIVE MATCHES: UNIVERSITARIO VS. LIMA ALLI

2021: University of Sports 1 - 2 Alianza Lima

2020: University of Sports 2 - 0 Alianza Lima

2019: University of Sports 1 - 0 Alianza Lima

2019: Alianza Lima 2 - 3 University of Sports

2018: Alianza Lima 2 - 1 University of Sports

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