Sporting Cristal vs. Zulia FC will face each other on Tuesday, July 23rd in Venezuela. The Rimenses are in llaneras lands to prepare for the first leg match, where they hope to secure their spot in the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana. Claudio Vivas traveled with his heavy artillery and Cristian Palacios would be the only striker.
Despite the defeat against Alianza Lima on Friday, for the second round of the Torneo Clausura, the celestial team knew it was necessary to reserve their top players in order to continue advancing in the international tournament. This didn't mean that their players went unnoticed, as they had a fairly even match, although lacking in definition.
In that sense, it is expected that with the recovery of Cristian Palacios, the scoring maneuvers will be concreted for this match, as Claudio Vivas himself admitted after the match against Alianza Lima. "The result wasn't fair, considering the work we saw on the field, the difference is that they converted the goals and we didn't," he said.
► Sporting Cristal vs. Zulia will play this Tuesday in Venezuela for the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.
Another expected return is that of Christofer Gonzales. Although he wore the celeste jersey against Alianza Lima, he didn't start the match, as Vivas' strategy for that game was to reserve his heavyweights. For this duel, 'Canchita' would enter as a starter and apply what he learned in the Copa America, alongside the Peruvian National Team.
Sporting Cristal vs. Zulia FC will face each other at the José Encarnación Romero stadium in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The first leg match is scheduled for Tuesday, July 23rd at 3:00 p.m. (Peruvian time). The second leg match will take place a week later, on Tuesday, July 30th at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium.
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