After beating Nacional de Asunción 5-1, Sporting Cristal qualified for Phase 3 of the Libertadores Cup 2023. At this stage, the cast of Tiago Nunes will be measured before Hurricanewhich comes from defeating boston river. The light blue team will face a tough series, in which they will define their classification to the group stage of the continental contest. It should be noted that the matches will be played between March 8 and 15.
The national team played a great game on Tuesday, February 28. Although Sporting Cristal knew that reversing the result against the “Academy” was a complicated task, they put their all into achieving the great feat. Thus, with goals from Irven Ávila (double), Ignacio Da Silva, Jhilmar Lora and Washington Corozo, the ‘celestials’ beat the Paraguayan team 5-1, qualifying for Phase 3 of the international tournament.
Also, those of Tiago Nunes waited until this Wednesday, March 1 to meet their rival. Huracán, with a great level, beat Boston River at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó Stadium. Now, the Argentine squad will face the ‘Rimenses’ in a heart attack series.
It should be noted that CONMEBOL has not yet announced the date and time of this series, but it is known that the keys will be played between March 8 and 15. In the same way, ESPN and STAR Plus will be the channels in charge of transmitting these meetings for all the countries of Latin America.
What challenges are coming to Sporting Cristal?
Before facing ‘Globo’, for Phase 3 of the Copa Libertadores, Sporting Cristal will have to face ADT, within the framework of date 7 of the 2023 Opening Tournament of League 1. The ‘rimense’ squad did not play the day last after the suspension of the duel, so they will look for a victory to continue adding in the national championship.
It is necessary to mention that the celestial squad is the only Peruvian club that overcomes a Copa Libertadores tie after losing the first leg by 2 or more goals. Previously, in 1993, they could also do it against El Nacional (they lost 0-3 in Quito and won 4-0 in Lima).
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