Sporting Cristal will visit Universidad Católica de Chile this Tuesday, April 12, in a match valid for the 2nd date of group H of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. The San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium will be the scene of a duel where both will seek their first victory in the competition after the defeats suffered against Flamengo and Talleres de Córdoba, respectively.
The 'brewer' team has not been going through a good time in Liga 1. And it is that in the first eight dates they have scored only 12 points and are placed in tenth position, 8 behind the leader Deportivo Municipal. In addition, last weekend's loss to César Vallejo University in Trujillo ended up sinking a team who is often fighting for the first places.
But that's not all, since in the debut for the continental tournament against Flamengo in Brazil they couldn't score any points either, despite the fact that in this match they did show a better image compared to the presentations he has offered at this start of the local championship. The goals of Bruno Henrique and Matheuzinho made the good game of the homeowners bitter, who ended up paying dearly for the chances generated by Irven Ávila and Percy Liza.
To this we must add that there are players who are not performing at their best level, such as Alejandro Hohberg, Gianfranco Chavez, Nilson Loyola, Horacio Calcaterra and Jhilmar Lora, to mention the most surprising ones. Even the latter has lost his position to the benefit of Johan Madrid, while the 'Enano' does not finish re-releasing the great performances he showed in 2021, when he came out the team's top scorer with 12 scores. In this way, they will have to beat the Chilean team to start rebounding.
In the case of the 'crossed' cast, he lives a very similar moment with respect to his rival on duty. It ranks ninth in the PlanVital Championship with 12 units and in 9 matches played, 5 behind the pointer Colo-Colo. However, the impressive thing comes next: of their last 7 engagements, 6 ended in defeat and just 1 victory. Quite alarming numbers for a team that ended up champions in their league last year.
Like Cristal, the 'southern' cast succumbed to their visit to Talleres de Córdoba in the first meeting of this edition of the Copa Libertadores. The goal was scored by Hector Fertoli, who left his rival sunk and in trouble for what is next.
Now, among his top figures are the Argentineans Diego Buonanotte and Fernando Zampedri, who are the axes of the 'mapocho' attack. While the first has 2 assists in 8 matches, the second is the team's current gunner with 6 goals in 9 games. They are joined by the young Chilean promise, striker Gonzalo Tapia, who at the age of 20 is a recurrent in the starting eleven and has accumulated 2 goals on 8 occasions this season.
At the moment, there have been no casualties, either due to injury or punishment. In this way, both teams will go with the best they have to improve their situation in the competition organized by CONMEBOL.
STATEMENT
The coach of Sporting Cristal, Roberto Mosquera, spoke before traveling to Chile about this duel, hinting that things will change from this Tuesday. “This for me is not a crisis as they say so much. I don't know why so much dust. It is difficult to reach a team that is last in 2020. That's terrible. Or to arrive in 2022 when Cristal was 7 years old without champions. This is reversible and we start with Catholic,” he warned.
For his part, the Argentine defender of Católica, Nehuén Paz, said that with his people they will rise from the crisis of results in which they find themselves. “We are preparing for tomorrow to have a great game at home with our people, who support and are very important to us. Tomorrow we face a great rival, but we are ready to add up to three, get back in. This is a winning team, we have to prove it on the court again,” he said.
LAST CLASHES
Sporting Cristal 3-1 Catholic University (Copa Libertadores 2003)
Catholic University 0-1 Sporting Cristal (Copa Libertadores 2003)
Sporting Cristal 1-1 Catholic University (Copa Libertadores 1999)
Catholic University 1-1 Sporting Cristal (Copa Libertadores 1999)
Catholic University 2-0 Sporting Cristal (Copa Libertadores 1990)
Sporting Cristal 0-0 Catholic University (Copa Libertadores 1990)
LIMA VS. RIVER PLATE: POSSIBLE LINEUPS
Sporting Cristal: Alejandro Duarte; Johan Madrid, Gianfranco Chavez, Omar Merlo, Nilson Loyola; Jesus Castillo, Yoshimar Yotún, Horacio Calcaterra; Christofer Gonzales, Irven Avila and Percy Liza. TD: Roberto Mosquera
Catholic University: Sebastian Perez; José Pedro Fuenzalida, Branco Ampuero, Nehuén Paz, Alfonso Parot; Felipe Gutierrez, Juan Leiva, Marcelino Nunez; Diego Buonanotte, Gonzalo Tapia and Fernando Zampedri. TD: Cristian Paulucci
SCHEDULES TO WATCH SPORTING CRISTAL VS. LATIN AMERICA CATHOLIC
- Peru: 5:15 p.m.
- Mexico: 4:15 p.m.
- Ecuador: 5:15 p.m.
- Colombia: 5:15 p.m.
- Bolivia: 6:15 p.m.
- Venezuela: 6:15 p.m.
- Paraguay: 6:15 p.m.
- Argentina: 7:15 p.m.
- Uruguay: 7:15 p.m.
- Brasil: 7:15 p.m.
- Chile: 7:15 p.m.
CHANNELS TO WATCH SPORTING CRISTAL VS. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LIVE
- Peru: ESPN, ESPN 2, Star+
- Ecuador: ESPN 2, Star+
- Colombia: ESPN 2, Star+
- Bolivia: ESPN 2, Star+
- Venezuela: ESPN 2, Star+
- Argentina: FOX Sports 3 Argentina, Star+
- Uruguay: ESPN 2, Star+
- Brazil: ESPN 4, NOW NET and Claro, Star+
- Chile: FOX Sports Chile, Star+
- Paraguay: ESPN, ESPN 2, Star+
- United States: beIN Sports
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