On May 2nd, Sporting Cristal defeated The Strongest 1-0 in Copa Libertadores, not only earning three points that allow them to stay alive in the international tournament, but also changing the difficult atmosphere that was present in La Florida. Moreover, the highlight of that night of reconciliation was the embrace between Tiago Nunes and Yoshimar Yotun, who had been involved in an argument in the previous days (after the match against Cesar Vallejo at the Alberto Gallardo stadium, for the Torneo Apertura).
The climate surrounding the institution of Sporting Cristal was very complex: even during those days, there was a regrettable incident where barristas entered the first team's training session and attacked the members of the team. Therefore, that victory against the Bolivians in the international tournament seemed to be the end to the uncertainty that was present in Sporting Cristal.
However, on Monday morning, there was a disagreement between a fan of Sporting Cristal and Yoshimar Yotun, near the Jorge Chavez airport, after the draw against UTC (1-1) in Cajamarca. The captain of Sporting Cristal received insults while giving an interview to the press.
Tiago Nunes' words
Sporting Cristal achieved a draw against UTC in Cajamarca and, in doing so, moves further away from the fight for the Torneo Apertura (currently in sixth place with 19 points). The team is experiencing a period of inconsistency in the Liga 1, which has caused dissatisfaction internally. In relation to what happened, Tiago Nunes spoke in a press conference about the current situation of the institution of Sporting Cristal.
"Lately, there have been some dark forces that don't allow Cristal to win. I'm proud of my players, we tried to play throughout the entire match, we scored two goals and one was disallowed, but we have confidence that we are on the right path," stated the Brazilian strategist.
The Brazilian coach added that "we are calm because we played a good match, we dominated almost the entire game; we suffered in the first 10 or 15 minutes trying to understand the game, the field, the altitude, and especially getting to know the characteristics of the opponent. UTC knows how to take advantage of these types of matches."
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