The tragedy of Alianza Lima

 

According to statistics, flying is the safest means of transportation. Unfortunately, accidents happen from time to time. The sports community can be really appalled when these things occur to a sports club. Peruvian football team Alianza Lima suffered an accident of this kind back in 1987. The best sports betting in Nigeria for you - 1xBet are available for all of those who enjoy football from that part of the world.

This tragic occurrence took place on the 8th of December 1987. In total, there were forty three fatalities, with only one survivor who was the pilot in command. This was the second plane crash suffered by a Peruvian sports team. Back in 1953 football team Juan Aurich also had a disaster of their own. The 1xBet Nigeria website offers the best sports betting for you in everything that Peruvian football has to offer.

A Peruvian giant
Alianza Lima is one of the most powerful football teams in Peru. The ng online casinos - 1xbet.ng/en/casino/ features excellent games that can be enjoyed prior to the beginning of the next game of this team.

In the 1987 season of the Peruvian League, the team was supposed to board a plane to travel from Lima to Pucallpa. In the city they were visiting, Alianza Lima was expected to play a league match against Deportivo Pucallpa.

This match was played on the 7th of December, the day before the crash. Alianza Lima won 1-0 with the only goal being scored by Carlos Bustamante. The online casinos available at 1xBet ng offer excellent forms of entertainment that can be played before the matches of the Peruvian League.

Disaster occurs
On the 8th of December 1987, Alianza Lima was getting ready to return to the Peruvian Capital from Pucallpa. Those who want to wager on all Peruvian football can do so through the http://1xbet.ng/en/mobile platform.

For reasons that are not completely clear, the plane, which belonged to the Peruvian Air Force, crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The accident occurred only a few minutes before the plane was supposed to land at Jorge Chávez airport in Lima.

The captain of the plane was the only survivor. Among the victims there were supporters, coaching staff, journalists, referees, and of course, players. Some of the people that perished that day were:

• José González;
• Alfredo Tomassini;
• Luis Escobar;
• and Johnny Watson.

This disaster left all Peru in a huge state of shock. Still, Alianza Lima needed to play some matches in what remained of the Peruvian championship. For finalizing the tournament, they participated with many youth players, plus many other players loaned by Chilean team Colo-Colo. This created a huge friendship between both squads that stands even today. The 1xBet website offers wagering chances on these two squads.