The day after the accident , the entire country mourned the loss . Radio and television reporters spread the news of the disaster , and people flocked to the beaches of Ventanilla and Alianza 's Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in the La Victoria district of Lima . Over the next several days , the corpses were recovered from the sea . People attended dramatic mourning masses , attended football matches played in honor of the fallen players , and participated in pilgrimages that started in the various '' barrios '' the players had hailed from , stopped at the club 's stadium , and ended at Lima 's General Cemetery . The team was said to have gone “ de La Victoria a la gloria ” ( from Victory to glory ) a pun on the team 's home district . President Alan García , Cardinal Juan Landázuri Ricketts , and several state ministers attended various public grievances , with many declaring themselves to have been '' Aliancistas '' since childhood . The municipal government of La Victoria declared three days of mourning in the district , and ordered its decoration in Alianza 's blue and white colors . Bobby Charlton publicly announced his grief , having himself survived the Munich air disaster of 1958 , which claimed the lives of many of Manchester United 's " Busby Babes " . Uruguayan club Peñarol wore black mourning bands at the Intercontinental Cup final , in a showing of solidarity with their fallen counterparts . Peruvian footballer Teófilo Cubillas , who had retired the previous year , offered his services as a player to Alianza , and wore the jersey three weeks later when the championship resumed
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
1987 Alianza Lima plane crash