“Christian Cueva has to prove more”, said its discoverer of the comparison with Cubillas and Uribe

Christian Cueva He is the ’10’ and the most influential footballer of the Peruvian team in the last two South American Qualifiers and due to his good level, he has been placed equal with Julius Caesar Uribe there Teofilo Cubillas, two referents of the eighties. However, there are others who do not support this view.

As is the case with Alberto Masiasdiscoverer of ‘Cholito’who in a conversation with RPP said the following: “You have to respect Cubillas or Uribe, they are players who have gone up to 10 in the national team. Christian has quality but he still has a lot to show”.

On the other hand, the former director mentioned the return of ‘Cave’ to Peruvian football after eight years. “In my opinion, Christian should have continued abroad, but I imagine the best option for him was Alianza Lima.” He also wished her the best. “I hope Alianza Lima is a stepping stone for Cueva to return to football abroad. Let’s hope he is fit for these Qualifiers”.

Alberto Masías is a person who knows this sport well, since he worked as president of Lima Covenant and currently works as sports director of the Saint Martin University after the departure of Álvaro Barco at the end of 2022.

But it was during his tenure as director of minors at the USMP that he met Christian Cueva. The club’s under-20s ‘santo’ faced the Huamachuco children’s team and quarterback Orlando Lavalle contacted Masías to inform him of the talent of the Trujillo native, who was just 16 years old.

it was like that ‘Cave’ He was signed by San Martín and they introduced him to the company in an interview. “We are facing the future star of Peruvian football, I don’t think he will disappoint me because he has nobility. He has things to fix because we didn’t find him in his crib, we found him with his training from his home and his neighborhood,” Masías said.

And Alberto was not wrong, ‘Aladdin’ He made his professional debut in 2008 and five years later made the leap overseas. He took his football to competitive leagues such as Spanish, Mexican, Russian and Brazilian and established himself in the Peruvian teamqualifying for a World Cup after 36 years away.

After several publications where they gave clues about his possible return, Christian Cueva was announced by Alianza Lima as his new reinforcement to compete in the Libertadores Cup and win the opening tournament. Arrived under loan condition of Al Fateh of Saudi Arabia for the next six months.

The member’s salary ‘bicolor’ it will be exorbitant. You will receive between $300,000 and $600,000, or $100,000 per month. In this way, he will become the highest paid in Ligue 1 and the ‘narrow’ It will be the club with the most expensive team.

The 31-year-old footballer has already had his first training session under Guillermo Salas, and even received the characteristic welcome from his teammates. Of course, he has had different jobs as he hasn’t played since last December.

His eventual presentation will take place before Alianza Lima against Cusco FC, which will be held at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium on Saturday, but it is not yet clear when exactly his debut will take place. The truth is that it will arrive with rhythm at the beginning of the Libertadores, which always begins in the first days of April.