After seven years without winning anything, Alajuelense breaks through bad luck and becomes champion of the Apertura 2020. Manudo had as one of his big grades Alex Lopez, who it was understood as nobody with Bryan Ruiz in the field of the game. The Honduran returned to show his best level and was able to extend his contract for a long time.
The catracho started this tournament wrapped in criticism for his weak participation in the previous major games of the League. The fans pointed him directly and some even asked for his departure. The attacking midfielder was deaf to this and played without pressure in the championship, proving that he was at the level of a major in the region.
After he became champion, Alex Lopez He spoke to the press and sent a message to all clubs that will meet Alajuelense in the future: “Now that we’ve won the championship, wait a minute, because a stronger competition is coming”. A big statement of confidence for the upcoming tournaments.
In addition, the catracho told his feelings about winning his first title with the Manudo shirt: ‘‘It is a great joy, we fight a lot for this cause. The League fans deserve it, this is for them. We had a very good championship, the team worked well and recovered in the unfavorable moments, we had our reward ‘‘.
After breaking the curse of seven years, Alajuelense will try to keep winning titles at different levels, both nationally and internationally. The closest will be the Concacaf League, in which they will be in the semi-finals and on January 5, 2021, they will take on Olimpia of Honduras.