Sporting Cristal drew 1-1 against UTC and missed the great opportunity to become the sole leader of the 2023 Clausura Tournament. This result forces the team led by Tiago Nunes to achieve a golden victory against Cusco FC in the next match.
While there are some players who have been standing out for most of the season, there are also others who, either due to injury or other reasons, have not been able to stand out as the fans or former players of the team would have hoped.
This is the case of the current forward, Adrián Ugarriza, who entered during the last minutes of the match against 'Gavilán del Norte' at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Despite this, the current situation of the Peruvian striker did not go unnoticed and was heavily criticized by former goalkeeper of the team, Erick Delgado.
"Until today, I don't know what merits Ugarriza had before to be Cristal's forward... We can all give our opinions trying to be as objective as possible, and I think Ugarriza is an unknown factor," said the former beer goalkeeper on the program 'Erick y Gonzalo'.
In fact, Erick Delgado continued his criticism on L1 Radio and stated that, to play minutes, he would put a youth academy player in place of Adrián Ugarriza, who has been with the team for almost a year and has scored zero goals. He has spent most of the season injured.
"I don't understand what's going on with Ugarriza at Cristal. I don't need players to get playing time, but to come in and solve problems. To give players playing time, I put an 18-year-old youth or a player from the academy," said Delgado on L1 Radio.
What time does Sporting Cristal vs Cusco FC play and where to watch it?
Sporting Cristal will have to visit Cusco FC on Friday, September 29, starting at 18:00 local time in the match valid for Matchday 16 of the 2023 Clausura Tournament at the Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega.