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The excitement of the 2026 Copa Libertadores Preliminary Round continues as Alianza Lima of Peru travel to the Río Parapití Stadium to face 2 de Mayo of Paraguay in a historic match for the home side, live on beIN SPORTS.

How do 2 de Mayo and Alianza Lima arrive for the match?

2 de Mayo, known as El Gallo, come into the match under pressure after suffering a 5–1 defeat against Nacional and sitting near the bottom of the Paraguayan league standings, with just one point from three matches.
Despite the difficult start, the club made seven new signings, highlighted by Paraguayan players Pedro Delvalle, arriving from Brazil’s Paysandú Sport Club, central midfielder José Martín Hosué, and defender Víctor Dávalos.

On the other hand, Alianza Lima, coached by Pablo Guede, opened the Peruvian league season with a win over Sport Huancayo. In addition, Paolo Guerrero and company thrashed Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami during preseason, boosting confidence ahead of continental competition.
Among Alianza Lima’s new signings are Chilean midfielder Esteban Pavez, from Colo Colo, Argentine winger Gaspar Gentile, and striker Federico Girotti, who arrived from Talleres de Córdoba.

Projected lineups for 2 de Mayo vs Alianza Lima

Alianza Lima:
Guillermo Viscarra; D'Alessandro Montenegro, Mateo Antoni, Renzo Garcés, Cristian Carbajal; Gianfranco Chávez o Esteban Pavez, Fernando Gaibor, Jairo Vélez; Gaspar Gentile, Eryc Castillo y Federico Girotti.

2 de Mayo:
Ángel Martínez; Víctor Dávalos, Pedro Sosa, Miguel Barreto, Wilson Ibarrola; Elías Alfonso, Ulises Coronel, Óscar Romero, Marcos Gaona; Fernando Cáceres y Rodrigo Ruiz Díaz.

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