Let us remember that following a nefarious 2020 Alianza Lima was able to recover the following season and become national champion. Given this, the objective in La Victoria for this 2022 was the bi-championship, for which some reinforcements were brought both local and from abroad.
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For example, there was a lot of expectation for what the Ecuadorian might contribute Darlin Leiton, who despite his youth, had shown important credentials and it was believed that he would contribute a lot to the first team. He arrived from Independiente del Valle, a club with which he had been champion of the Copa Libertadores Sub 20 2020.
Carlos Bustos gave him some chances, mainly entering the second half as a replacement, he showed some sparks like the precise center that he sent to Hernán Barcos to score a goal once morest UTC in Matute for the Apertura Tournament.
Darlin Leiton with an Alianza Lima shirt in League 1.
However, in March it became known that the 21-year-old winger was going to undergo meniscus surgery and was going to be out for a few weeks. Fortunately, the surgery was a success and the northern player is already playing soccer.
Darlin Leiton has been playing matches with Alianza Lima in the Promotion and Reserves Tournament. Last Saturday he was a starter in the match once morest Coopsol in Matute, the same one that ended with a defeat for the Blue and Whites by the slightest difference.
Darlin Leiton: market value
According to Transfermarkt, Darlin Leiton has a market value of 250 thousand euros.