Only a miracle will place Sporting Cristal in the semifinals of the Liga 1 2023.
The defeat today against Cienciano in Cusco leaves the rimenses practically eliminated from the tournament, although mathematically there are still possibilities, but what results do they need?
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To enter the playoffs of the Liga 1 Peru 2023, they only need to win against the team of Tiago Nunes, but they will also have to wait for other results, such as the defeat of Alianza Lima, Melgar, and Universitario. Any other result is useless.
As it is known, Universitario has the first option as the sole leader of the tournament. The cremas will face Sport Huancayo at the Monumental Stadium, while Alianza Lima will travel to Cusco to face Deportivo Garcilaso and Melgar will go to Juliaca to face Binacional.
Meanwhile, in the last matchday, Sporting Cristal will close at home against Alianza Atlético. Clearly, they do not depend on themselves, but they are obliged to win and wait for the help of Garcilaso, Huancayo, and Binacional.
How did the match between Sporting Cristal vs Cienciano end?
For the penultimate matchday of the Clausura Tournament 2023, Sporting Cristal was defeated 1-0 by Cienciano at the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium.