The anticipation of the match between Universitario de Deportes and Sporting Cristal is heating up. This time it was the temporary administrator Raúl Leguía who sent a message to the celestials, who could secure the title of the Torneo Apertura this Sunday.

"I understand that Sporting Cristal celebrates a championship, but this is not a championship, this is an Apertura. Universitario de Deportes does not celebrate Aperturas, the 'U' celebrates championships and I hope that they, as a big team, do the same, that they celebrate championships, not halfway tournaments," Leguía said.

He then added: "On Sunday Universitario de Deportes is going to win and it will depend on Melgar doing their part. We want to seal a great week and come out of this bad moment a little. The Torneo Clausura is going to be different. It's a pity that we don't have Giusti, Ruidíaz, and Cuba against Sporting Cristal, but we will have them all for the match against Comercio."

Regarding tickets and security measures, he commented: "Until yesterday, there were 36 thousand (tickets sold), we hope that between today and Saturday we reach 50 thousand. We have talked to the fans and told them that we need to remain calm because in the end Universitario de Deportes is the one who's harmed. We need to avoid those things. Sporting Cristal is an institution like any other and it should be respected."