Alianza Lima Secures Goalkeeper Alejandro Duarte from Sporting โCristal for 2026 Season
Lima, Peru – In โa notable move ahead of the 2026 Liga โ1 season, โฃAlianzaโข Lima โhas reached a verbal agreementโข withโค Sportingโ Cristal goalkeeper โขAlejandro Duarte, according too journalist Gerson Cuba. โThe acquisitionโ aims toโค bolster AlianzaS squad as they challenge Universitario de Deportes’โ potential four-peatโ championship run.
Duarte, who arrived atโ Sportingโ Cristal inโ 2021, willโ join Alianza Lima as a free agent with his current contract expiring at the end of this โmonth. He saw limitedโ playing time in the 2025 season, appearing โฃin two of 18โฃ apertura Tournament matches and receiving โคno starts in the Clausura.
“Alejandro Duarte has a verbal agreement with Alianza Lima forโ 2026.He will โฃbe the third reinforcement,” Cuba reported via his X (formerly Twitter) account.
The 30-year-old Duarte brings a wealth of experience from previous stints with Bayer Leverkusen U17, Juan aurich, cienciano, โขDeportivoโ Municipal, โฃSan Martรญn,โ Lobos BUAP (Mexico), FC โฃJuรกrez (Mexico), Zacatepec โ(Mexico), Luqueรฑo (Paraguay), and LD Alajuelenseโข (Costa Rica). Hisโค arrival is expected toโข add competition โfor the โstarting goalkeeper position, potentially โreplacing รngelo Campos alongside Guillermo Viscarra. โ
despite limitedโ opportunities โunder coach โคPaulo Autuori, Duarte’s experience isโ anticipated toโค be a valuable โคasset for Alianza โฃlima as they pursue the 2026โ national title.