the victory of Sporting Cristal about trade union (3-0) had it all: goals, red cards and a lot of controversy. Despite the fact that the main referee, Pablo López, was able to rely on the VAR to improve his work, many of his decisions generated disagreement in the ‘celeste’ internal and, of course, the biggest of all was the expulsion of Yoshimar Yotún. Tiago Nunesalready cold, dialogue with the media and analyzed everything that happened at the Alberto Gallardo stadium.
Far from pointing guilty, the Brazilian coach analyzed the implementation of VAR (Video Assistant Referee, for its acronym in English) in this Betsson League 1 Clausura 2023 Tournament and, according to his view, the adaptation process will be very long. Nunes commented that he had a similar experience when he was still working in Brazil, as the referees made some mistakes and as the months passed, there was only a significant improvement in the referees’ performance.
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“It is a reality, there is no way to change this, it is present in all tournaments in the world and it is a great tool, but there is an adaptation period like everything else. I want to believe that we are paying a normal price for normal adaptation errors to a new tool. Yesterday there were weird penalties and I think it’s normal. The first year in Brazil was also very difficult, hopefully it will be a natural process and that we can all quickly adapt to a reality that is good for football“said the strategist.
On the other hand, Tiago was consulted about the rumors that link Christopher Gonzales with a possible return to Sporting Cristal. Although no formal approach is known between the ‘celestial’ board and his club, Al Adalah, Nunes made it clear that he is a footballer that he likes a lot and that, if it were in his hands, he would use it immediately. “For me I would put ‘Canchita’ to play tomorrow in the team, but it is a matter that does not concern me“, he pointed.
Coincidentally, ‘Canchita’ was in the western stands watching the match against Unión Comercio and could be seen near Joel Raffo, the club’s president. Let’s remember that the sports manager, Guido Bravo, recently stated that they will make some signings with the Clausura in mind. At the moment there is no news and surely they are working on it.
Finally, the technical director of Sporting Cristal he analyzed his first months in the institution and mentioned all the learning he is having in Peru, as well as the tools he has brought to strengthen the work in Peruvian soccer. “From our board of directors, players and coaching staff, we always try to work well from the first day we are here, the idea was always to play to win, fight for titles to make a difference. We have brought structure to the club, technology, other professionals that were not in Peruvian soccer, the department of the medical area, we have built a good environment”, he narrowed.
“After seven months one begins to understand what the club and the country are like, but we have to respect one’s culture, I changed in some things and I think they accepted things very well, when all the parties work together for the better. from a group things start to go well, not only for the club but for Peruvian football”, he pointed out.
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When will Sporting Cristal play again?
After this 3-0 victory over Unión Comercio, Sporting Cristal will play again next week when it is their turn to visit Lima Alliance for the third day of the Clausura 2023 Tournament. This commitment is scheduled for Saturday, July 8 from 7:00 p.m. and will take place at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium, located in the La Victoria district.
This will be one of the most anticipated duels of the date, as two of the candidates to win the national title at the end of the year will meet face to face. Let’s remember that, due to the conflicts over the transmission rights of the Betsson League 1, the match between the two together was not played on the field for the Apertura Tournament and the ‘celestes’ ended up winning by ‘walkover’ with a score of 3- 0.
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