Sporting Cristal will play for the life in the Copa Libertadores against The Strongest from Bolivia in the 3rd match of the group stage. As a reminder, the celestial team has zero points after two consecutive defeats, so a victory is vital to finish the first round with hopes.
It is clear that they have not been easy rivals that the Peruvian team has had to face in the first matches, where they lost at home against Fluminense in Lima and away against River Plate in Buenos Aires.
That is why it is against The Strongest that they cannot afford to drop three points if they want to aspire to something at the Conmebol level. In this line, sports journalist Erick Osores is confident that the team can achieve a good result as long as they are very focused on this match.
"Cristal well prepared... can beat The Strongest. Cristal, with belief and the coach (Nunes) forgetting that he has arrived in Peru. The Cristal coach has to continue with his stamp," said the mentioned press man.
(Video: Erick y Gonzalo)
Osores didn't hold back in his opinion based on the fact that it has been four matches since Cristal's last victory, which happened on March 25 when they defeated Academia Cantolao by 2-0 in the Liga 1; since then, the results have been two draws and two defeats.
When and where does Sporting Cristal vs. The Strongest play?
On Tuesday, May 2nd, at 9:00 PM local time at the Estadio Nacional de Lima, Sporting Cristal will host The Strongest in the 3rd match of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.