In both life and football there are priorities, and that is the aim in La Florida. Sporting Cristal defeated Carlos Mannucci 3-2 with a team that had several changes with the mission of advancing in the Copa Sudamericana and pocketing a good economic injection.
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The "celeste" team received 500,000 dollars for entering the playoffs of the South American tournament, but if they can achieve a victory next Wednesday in Ecuador against Emelec, they could additionally inject 550,000 dollars for reaching the round of 16 and even adding another "juicy" box office that would allow planning a 2024 with high-level reinforcements for ambitious goals.
The Brazilian coach Tiago Nunes has a contract in force until the end of 2024, so the intention is to continue strengthening the economic side in order to search for players who can immediately fit into the technical command's ideology, as happened with Ignacio Da Silva.
The match on Wednesday in Guayaquil against Emelec is not only a bet to continue at the international level, but also an attempt to extend their financial resources. Sporting Cristal will try to compete in both tournaments until the end.
Sporting Cristal's lineup against Mannucci
Alejandro Duarte; Leandro Sosa, Ignácio, Rafael Lutiger, Nicolás Pasquini; Yoshimar Yotún, Jesús Pretell, Jostin Alarcón; Alejandro Hohberg, Irven Ávila, and Washigton Corozo.