Sporting Cristal is in second place in the Clausura Tournament of the Liga 1 Betsson 2022 with 14 points. Despite the good campaign they have been carrying out, the celeste team has suffered from a lack of goals from their forwards throughout the season.
However, a foreign attacker who was part of the rimense squad last year is standing out in a South American league.
It is Marcos Riquelme, who is the top scorer of the Clausura in the Bolivian league and has an impressive goal average. In this tournament, the Argentine has scored nine goals in the same number of matches played with Always Ready.
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In the current season, the '9' has played 26 matches between the high-altitude football and the Copa Libertadores, scoring 15 goals and providing three assists.
How did Marcos Riquelme do at Sporting Cristal?
Marcos Riquelme signed for Sporting Cristal at the beginning of the 2021 season to replace Emanuel Herrera. The striker couldn't show his best level in the rimense team and left at the end of that year.
In total, the Argentine participated in 26 matches with the celeste shirt in the Liga 1 and the Copa Libertadores, scoring only seven goals and providing three assists.
Before joining the cervecero team, the striker played for clubs such as Palestino, Audax Italiano, Universidad de Chile, Bolívar, among others.