Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal was drawn in Group D of the Copa Libertadores 2023, along with Fluminense from Brazil, River Plate from Argentina, and The Strongest from Bolivia. A difficult path awaits the celestial team, which reached the group stage after surpassing two preliminary rounds.
And perhaps the most complicated home game that they will have to face in the initial stage of the tournament will be when they visit the legendary Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, which has a capacity to accommodate 80,101 attendees.
In that scenario, Fluminense will host the celestial club on Tuesday, June 27, when the final match of the group stage is played. And it is precisely for this game, where Julinho hopes to be sent as a correspondent to cover the event.
"I believe that A Presión should send someone to Brazil for the match against Fluminense at Cristal's Maracaná. And modesty aside, I think it should be me. Of course, I speak Portuguese," commented the former Rimense player.
When does Sporting Cristal play in the Libertadores?
The team led by Tiago Nunes will make their debut in the group stage against Fluminense on Wednesday, April 5, at the Estadio Nacional de Lima, starting at 9:30 PM local time.