Cristian Palacios came close to giving Sporting Cristal an advantage against Zulia in the Copa Sudamericana. In the 20th minute of this match in Maracaibo, the Uruguayan forward had a clear goal opportunity during the first half after receiving a header from Christofer Gonzales.
The play began with a long pass from Johan Madrid from the center circle to the left side. The recipient of this pass was Christofer Gonzales, who, seeing that the ball was too high for him to control it, headed towards Cristian Palacios. The 'Chorri' was in the Zulia area and managed to receive the ball well despite being marked by a defender.
With his first touch on the ball, Cristian Palacios positioned himself to shoot with his right foot and, after turning, sent a shot towards the Zulia goal. However, to his bad luck, the ball ended up grazing the left post of the goal defended by Leo Morales, and that's how he missed a clear goal chance.
Cristian Palacios has scored twelve goals so far this year for Sporting Cristal. The 'Chorri' joined the club at the beginning of the year on loan from Puebla and is currently the team's top scorer.
