A Sporting Cristal only worth winning if it wants to continue to have a chance of being the national champion at the end of the season.

And Tiago Nunes has understood that well, who took all the available players to Cusco for the match against Cienciano.

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After the draws of Universitario and Alianza Lima on the eve, with a victory against "Papá", the celeste team will equalize with the "U" in the first place of the Clausura Tournament, and will also displace them from the second place in the accumulated, so it could at least force a semifinal.

A few days ago it was known that Joao Grimaldo was injured during a practice match against Cantolao and everything pointed to the fact that he would not have any minutes, however, according to journalist Denilson Barrenechea, the winger finally traveled to the imperial city and could have minutes in the bajopontino team.

Will he start? Nunes will wait until the last minute or analyze if he finally leaves him on the bench and uses him as an option depending on the circumstances.

Remember that Cristal only moved to Cusco this Sunday morning as a measure to counteract the effects of altitude. It had previously done so when facing The Strongest in the Copa Libertadores, a match in which they won 2-1.

What time does Cristal vs. Cienciano play and where to watch it?

Cienciano and Sporting Cristal will face each other on Sunday, October 22, starting at 8:00 p.m. The match will be exclusively broadcast on the Liga 1 MAX channel, available on Best Cable, DirecTV and Claro TV.