In order not to lose track of Universitario and Melgar, Sporting Cristal He went out onto the field of play with the aim of opening the scoring immediately and he did it: in the 4th minute of play, Yoshimar Yotun He made it 1-0 with a powerful shot with his left foot, from outside the area. the goalkeeper of Deportivo Garcilaso, Diego Penny, stretched out to try to save it, but it only made the goal look more spectacular. It is the second goal for ‘Yoshi’ in his last three games with the ‘brewer’ team (he scored in the 5-0 win over Binacional).
The light blue captain received a good pass from Jostin Alarcón, quickly settled in and whipped up the first goal for the local team. The Alberto Gallardo stadium exploded with joy. And Yotún celebrated with one of his dances. It should be noted that it is his fourth goal so far this season: he scored against Garcilaso, Binacional, River Plate and Melgar.
‘Yoshi’ has become one of the fundamental pieces of Tiago Nunes’ scheme. His work, both defensive and offensive, is important to fight for the 2023 Clausura Tournament and the national title. He has played the last 7 games without interruption. And he has only missed 11 games this season.
Sporting Cristal vs. Garcilaso: what’s coming
After this match for date 8 of the Clausura 2023 Tournament, Sporting Cristal will play again next week when it is their turn to visit Atlético Grau for the ninth date. Said commitment is agreed for Thursday, August 17 from 1:00 pm, it will be held at the Bernal Municipal Stadium and will have the exclusive transmission of Liga 1 MAX.
The “celestial” will have a hard visit in Piura territory, where they are forced to add three to stand firm in the fight for the national title, where Universitario, Alianza Lima and Melgar are also in the squad of candidates. The last time they faced the ‘albos’ for the Apertura, they won 2-1 with goals from Brenner Marlos and Irven Ávila. Fernando Márquez made it 0-1 for the northerners.
Deportivo Garcilaso, for its part, will also be active again next week when it hosts Sport Boys in Cusco on date 9 of the Clausura. This match is scheduled for Wednesday, August 16 from 6:00 pm, it will take place at the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega stadium and will be broadcast exclusively by the Liga 1 MAX signal. When these two teams met for the Apertura, the ‘Misilera’ won 2-1 with goals from Fabrizio Roca and Eduardo Uribe, while Santiago Giordana made it 1-1.
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