For Sporting Cristal, it was not easy to reach the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. The team led by Brazilian Tiago Nunes had several problems at the beginning of the season that they were able to overcome and qualify for the prestigious international tournament.
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The first thing that Sporting Cristal had to address was the tough injury suffered by their goalkeeper, Alejandro Duarte, who fractured his collarbone in the friendly match against Deportes Tolima in the 'Tarde Celeste'.
In his place, Renato Solis established himself in the position and had sensational matches against Nacional of Paraguay and Huracán in the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores, securing qualification to the group stage.
Today, Sporting Cristal gave great news to their fans. On their social media, they posted photos of the goalkeeper Alejandro Duarte during training, who is already recovered from his injury and getting fit to compete for the position with Renato Solis.
The team led by Tiago Nunes now has two high-level goalkeepers to face the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, which starts in April.