They had to spend 15 games for Sporting Cristal lose the undefeated without knowing defeats. The team from Rim, currently led by Tiago Nunes, fell this Wednesday 1-0 against Emelecin the first leg duel for the playoffs of the South American Cup 2023. Although the sky-blue team had possession of the ball for most of the match, a lack of attention in the defense gave Cevallos the opportunity to score the only goal of the match at the National Stadium. Despite this, in the cast of Rímac they trust to reverse the score, being aware that they will visit the ‘Bombillo’ in a complicated place like the George Capwell, in Guayaquil. So he made it known Ignacio Da Silvawho also took the opportunity to highlight the level of his teammates.
“It was a very difficult game, with a result that we did not expect. We worked hard to go for the victory and dedicate it to the fans. Now comes a difficult square, but our group is very strong. It will be equal to equal”, were the first words of the Brazilian defender to ESPN.
Asked about the second leg, da silva assured that Sporting Cristal is trained to reverse the marker. “It is a tough result, but this year the same thing happened with Nacional de Asunción and we were able to reverse it. You have to work to achieve a positive visit result“, held.
Finally, the sky-blue defender thanked the Riman fans, who cheered during the 90 minutes at the National Stadium. “We thank the fans who support us for each game. We are going to give everything in the duel back to give them joy”, he sentenced.
The word of Gianfranco Chávez
Another of the players who had an outstanding performance in Sporting Cristal was gianfranco chavez. The 24-year-old footballer accompanied Da Silva at the back and was very involved in the process of the match. Of course, the Peruvian defender pointed out that the team will focus right now on their next challenge with mannuccibefore thinking about the return to Emelec.
“I am very sad, but at the same time happy because the team knew how to propose. We put in almost 90 minutes, but we must continue working for what is to come. Now, we will recover for the match against Mannucci and then we will focus on the return against Emelec. There are still 90 minutes to go and I have a lot of confidence in my team. In the Libertadores we did well and we must continue like this”, he mentioned.
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