Doubts in Cristal, Brenner or Ávila?: Nunes and his headache against The Strongest in La Paz.

"Winning team will not be changed", is a cliché phrase in soccer, which could fit perfectly with the current situation of Sporting Cristal. The 'celestes', after making a series of rotations in the team, took a second wind to achieve a positive streak: nine unbeaten matches, between Liga 1 Betsson and Copa Libertadores, and everything indicates that Tiago Nunes has hit the nail on the head.

The coach of 'SC' took a while to achieve it, but now he has found in Alejandro Hohberg the ideal partner for Brenner Merlos, who desperately needed a teammate to gain confidence in front of the goal. The speed and individual skill of the 'Enano' complement perfectly with the Brazilian, who has woken up and is on a hot streak, as he has scored 8 goals so far in the Apertura 2023 tournament.

However, since the next match they will face is at a high altitude: 'SC' will visit The Strongest in La Paz, Nunes has a headache and must decide whether to continue using Brenner or it is better to include Irven Ávila, a forward accustomed to playing in cities above sea level.

The presence of the Brazilian would give weight to the team when facing the defenders of the Bolivian team. On the other hand, the 'Cholito' can provide greater speed to the 'Bajopontinas' counterattacks. What is complicated is that both play together, as that would require the rimenses to change their system.

Furthermore, due to Alejandro Hohberg's good moment, it is difficult for the winger to give up his place to Ávila. Thus, Tiago Nunes will have to decide between Brenner or the Peruvian '9'.

This vital Copa Libertadores match between Sporting Cristal vs. The Strongest will be played at 9:00 pm Peru time (10:00 pm Bolivia time) and will be broadcasted by ESPN and on the Star Plus app. Note, if you do not have these options, you can also follow the match minute by minute on Depor.

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