Fernando Zampedri converted the 2-1 penalty for Universidad Católica against Sporting Cristal for Copa Libertadores

The Argentine striker was active throughout the match, until he managed to make himself present on the scoreboard from the maximum penalty.

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Sporting Cristal achieved a valuable draw during his visit to Universidad Católica de Chile in a duel that was disputed for date 1 of group H of the 2022 Copa Libertadores. The San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium was the scene of a match that was played to the fullest and where it seemed that the result fell short of what was shown on the field. In that sense, after a controversy in the 'celeste' area, striker Fernando Zampedri scored the tiebreaker goal and unleashed the joy of the 'southerners.

Controversy for criminal charge against U. Católica against Sporting Cristal for Copa Libertadores 2022. (Video: ESPN).

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Sporting Cristal visits Universidad Católica this Tuesday 12th at the San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium (Santiago) for the second date of Group H of Copa Libertadores 2022. The Peruvian team wants to raise their head by imposing themselves away from home.

And it is that in the first eight rounds of Liga 1 they have scored only 12 points and are in tenth position, 8 behind the leader Deportivo Municipal. In addition, last Friday's defeat to César Vallejo University in Trujillo ended up sinking a team that is usually fighting for the first places.

In the debut of the continental tournament against Flamengo from Brazil, they could not score any points either after losing 2-0 in Lima. There are also 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.

In the case of the 'crossed' cast, he lives a fairly similar moment. He is ranked ninth in the PlanVital Championship with 12 units and in 9 matches played. However, the impressive thing is that of their last 7 engagements, 6 ended in defeat and only 1 in victory. Quite alarming numbers for a team that ended up champions in their league last year.

In the Cup, 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.

Diego Buonanotte and Fernando Zampedri, who are the axes of the 'mapocho' attack and the main figures. The first has 2 assists in 8 matches and the second is the team's current gunner with 6 goals in 9 games. They are joined by the 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.

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