Sporting Cristal got a valuable draw (1-1) against River Plate and still keeps alive his hopes of advancing to the round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup 2023. And it is that, with this result, those led by Tiago Nunes are in third place with four units, two below The Strongest, his next opponent in the continental contest. For this reason, the team from Rim is obliged to win in La Paz, in order to get into the qualifying zone. Yes indeed, Brenner Marlosforward of the Rimac team, showed confidence in his team and assured that they will try to bring the three points from Bolivia at any cost.
“It was hard. They had chances, but we were also able to come out with the victory. A match against River, one of the best in South America, is always difficult. Soccer is like that. Today we leave here proud of ourselves, since we played a great game. We are alive and we will fight until the end to get the three points in Bolivia”, mentioned the Brazilian striker about the match against the ‘Millionaire’ at the National Stadium.
Asked about the last action he had Sporting Cristalin which the shot of Joao Grimaldo hit the crossbar, Marlos noted that both teams had chances to win. “If the stick gave us the feeling of winning, but they also had one. I think so, but we made it out alive. We will go up to the height to get the three points”, he pointed out.
The Brazilian attacker ended by talking about his relationship with Tiago Nunes and assured that there is a good atmosphere inside. “There is a lot of confidence with him (Tiago Nunes). We had a month with a marathon of games at altitude, in the Jungle (Tarapoto) and against Cusco. Many games in a few days and, even against River Plate, we were still able to fight it. I am proud of my team and I know that we can play good games and get the three points”, he concluded.
When will Sporting Cristal play again?
After this draw against River Plate for the Copa Libertadores, Sporting Cristal He will play again in a few days when he visits Sport Huancayo for the seventeenth day of the Apertura Tournament. This commitment is scheduled for Sunday May 28 from 6:00 pm and will be held at the IPD stadium in Huancayo.
Despite the fact that the ‘brewers’ are in third place in the standings with 28 points, they have no chance of taking the lead from Alianza Lima (36) and stealing the Apertura. However, they still have options to overcome Universitario de Deportes (31) and finish second, in addition to continuing to add with a view to the accumulated. Therefore, it will be key that they can add three in the ‘Incontrastable’.
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