They will have to move their pieces: Sporting Cristal presents two absences for the match against San Martín.

Omar Merlo and Nilson Loyola will be the players that the coach of the rimense team will not be able to count on, as both are suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards. In light of this, the coaching staff will have to rearrange their pieces to cover the defensive line.

It is worth mentioning that Johan Madrid is one of the players who could occupy one of the positions. The left back, who got injured in the match against UTC for round 4 of the Clausura Tournament, could play on the left flank in Sunday's match at the Monumental Stadium.

In the case of Omar Merlo, it would be Rafael Lutiger who would take his place. The former Carlos Mannucci player has scored two goals in the current season and has shown a good level, so he would have plenty of reasons to enter the starting eleven in the match against the 'Santos'.

On the other hand, Alejandro Hohberg is also one of the players who would return to Sporting Cristal. The midfielder, who suffered a shoulder injury and was absent in the match against Carlos Stein, would return to the field in round 8, with the aim of boosting the offensive zone of the team.

Sporting Cristal vs. San Martín: date and time for the Clausura

The match between Sporting Cristal vs. San Martín will take place this Sunday, August 21, and will start at 3:30 PM (Peruvian time). The broadcast will be on GOLPERU and Movistar Play for the entire country. You can also follow minute by minute coverage on Depor.com's website.

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