Shortly before starting the Liga 1 2023, the unfortunate injury of Alejandro Duarte was confirmed during the friendly match between Sporting Cristal and Deportes Tolima. The Rimense goalkeeper suffered a blow from the opposing striker and had to be changed urgently to be attended as soon as possible.
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From Sporting Cristal, they regret that Alejandro Duarte will have months of recovery in the middle of the Liga 1 and Copa Libertadores matches. They know that he was the starting goalkeeper for Tiago Nunes, so now they inform that his replacement could arrive in the coming weeks.
As you may recall, Emile Franco was the goalkeeper who replaced Alejandro Duarte in the friendly against Tolima, but it is clear that a high-level player is expected for international matches.
In the face of this, the website "Rueda Deportiva" has indicated that they are considering a Bolivian goalkeeper to replace Alejandro Duarte. We are talking about Rubén Cordano, a 24-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Bolívar and would arrive on loan for this season.
This media outlet makes it clear that it is one of the options for Sporting Cristal in this 2023 season. However, it is clear to note that the celestials already have the 5 foreign player spots for this year's edition, so if this goalkeeper arrives, one of the players registered by Tiago Nunes would have to be left aside.
During Tarde Celeste, Tiago Nunes made it clear that he wants to have Brenner Marlos, Ignácio Da Silva, Juan Sánchez, Washington Corozo, and Leandro Sosa for the 2023 season, so it is almost impossible for this goalkeeper to join the brewing team.
"Rubén Cordano among the candidates. Given the injury of Sporting Cristal's starting goalkeeper, the Rimense board has contacted Bolívar's directors to request the loan of Rubén Cordano for the 2023 season," says the website Rueda Deportiva.
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Sporting Cristal was going to debut against Academia Cantolao on Saturday, January 21, but the first matchday was postponed due to the social problems facing the country.
Recently, Liga 1 announced that matchday 2 will be played on Friday, January 27. On Sunday the 29th, Cristal travels to Moyobamba to play against the newly promoted Unión Comercio at 13:15 hours.