Sporting Cristal prepares for decisive match against Cienciano
Sporting Cristal is getting ready for the decisive match of the Clausura Tournament against Cienciano del Cusco. The blue team has no margin for error and must win both matches to have a chance at winning the title of this championship.
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Given this background, Líbero has been able to learn a last-minute decision by Brazilian coach Tiago Nunes. As it is remembered, the last time the "rimenses" set foot in Cusco, they suffered a tough 4-1 defeat against Cusco FC, so they don't want to falter in this final stretch of the season.
Given this precedent, Nunes and the entire coaching staff have decided at the last minute to make the drastic decision to travel to Cusco on the same day as the match. The idea is for the team to not immediately suffer the effects of altitude, in order to have a better performance throughout the 90 minutes.
Sporting Cristal will repeat what they did against The Strongest
The decision to travel on the same day to the Imperial City is reminiscent of what Cristal did in the Copa Libertadores, when they traveled to La Paz on the same day of the match against The Strongest.
On that occasion, the "bajopontino" team defeated the Bolivians 2-1, so they hope that this positive result will be reflected in the tough match against Cienciano in the 18th round of the Clausura.
When does Sporting Cristal vs Cienciano play?
The match between Sporting Cristal vs Cienciano is played on Sunday, October 22 from 8:00 PM local time.