{"id":294726,"date":"2023-11-09T10:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294726"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:24:36","slug":"peruvian-sides-petty-response-to-rivals-title-win-on-home-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/peruvian-sides-petty-response-to-rivals-title-win-on-home-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian side&apos;s petty response to rivals&apos; title win on home patch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dancing in the dark! Petty Peruvian football team SWITCH OFF stadium floodlights to prevent bitter rivals from celebrating title success on their pitch&#8230; as ground is plunged into darkness just seconds after full-time<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Universitario claimed a record 26th title at the home of the bitter rivals\u00a0Alianza<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The away side grabbed an impressive 2-0 win after a 1-1 first leg draw last week<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Newly-crowned Peruvian champions Universitario had their celebrations cut short after claiming their first title in decade at the home of their bitter rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The side prevailed 3-1 on aggregate in a two-legged play-off against\u00a0Alianza Lima in the Peruvian Clasico, with goals from\u00a0Edison Flores and\u00a0Horacio Calcaterra sealing a stunning 2-0 away win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alianza were expecting to clinch a third consecutive Liga 1 trophy after a creditable 1-1 first-leg draw but were undone by\u00a0Jorge Fossati&#8217;s side. But instead of magnanimously accepting their opponents achievement, the home side opted for a hilariously petty response when the final whistle blew in Lima on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Alejandro Villanueva Stadium was plunged into darkness when referee\u00a0Edwin Ordonez brought the game to a close, abruptly halting the celebrations of\u00a0Universitario at the home of their fierce rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the victorious players quickly resumed their revelry &#8211; not to be denied by their host&#8217;s gesture &#8211; and used mobile phone torches and camera flashes to eluminate their festivities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/09\/77597491-12729031-image-a-1_1699522167910.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Universitario were getting ready to celebrate their first title in a decade as the referee&#8217;s final whistle blew at the the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/09\/77597595-12729031-image-m-10_1699522249860.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/09\/77597593-12729031-image-m-12_1699522268654.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Universitario players and staff were forced to celebrate their long-awaited title win in darkness\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of English football fans had their say on social media and wondered whether rival clubs would dish out similar treatment. Arsenal fan Piers Morgan joked that he&#8217;d like to see the Gunners pull\u00a0Alianza&#8217;s move if Tottenham wound up winning the Premier League at the Emirates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;d like to think we&#8217;d be just as petty if SPurs won the League at our place,&#8217; he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t all fun and games though as there were some violent scenes between fans after the match, not to mention the saftey implications of supporters, players and staff attempting to empty a ill-lit stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Matches between Peru&#8217;s two most succesful sides are normally a heated affair with\u00a0 the first meeting of the capital-based duo dating back to 1928.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sides have faced each other a total of 367 times with\u00a0Alianza coming out on top 142 times compared to\u00a0Universitario&#8217;s 123.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Universitario has enjoyed more victories in title-deciding encounters including Wednesday win whic also took them one championship clear of\u00a0Alianza with 26 all-time crowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12729031\/Not-house-Watch-moment-Peruvian-Alianza-Lima-switch-lights-stadium-bitter-rivals-Universitario-crowned-champions-claiming-2-0-victory-home-patch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dancing in the dark! 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