Why did Sporting Cristal become a trend after Universitario's victory?

Universitario beat UTC 3-0 in Matchday 17 of the Clausura Tournament of Liga 1 2023. The creams are now more leaders than ever in the competition, so they are close to playing a national final against Alianza Lima. However, after the merengue victory, the club that became a national trend on social media was Sporting Cristal, What was the reason for this?

As we know, the celestial team was the main candidate to win the Clausura at a certain moment because they had several points of advantage over their rivals and also had an extra game because they had already rested. Despite all this, Sporting Cristal did not take advantage in their direct match with Universitario after drawing 0-0 and then tying another crucial match.

And it is that the squad led by Tiago Nunes dropped points at home in the 1-1 draw against UTC, a team that Universitario recently beat easily. Therefore, after the triumph of the merengues, fans from below the mountain began to complain on Twitter about how Sporting Cristal could not beat the Cajamarca team.

Manyindicated that Patrick Zubczuk, goalkeeper of Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca, made great saves at the Estadio Nacional, but against 'U' he did not show the same level. However, most of the comments werecriticizing the low effectiveness of the celestial forwards in front of the goal, since they had many opportunities that they did not know how to convert in the draw.

The truth is that Sporting Cristal lost a lot of ground in the Clausura Tournament and now they need many results to be able to become champions of the tournament, and others to at least play in the semifinals of Liga 1. For now, it is vital that the team from Rímac defeat Sport Huancayo at home on Tuesday, October 3rd, at the Alberto Gallardo Stadium to be precise.

The match between Sporting Cristal and Sport Huancayo for Matchday 17 of the Clausura Tournament ended with a 2-0 score, thanks to goals by Joao Grimaldo and Alejandro Hohberg. The celestials are still fighting for the local championship.