Sporting Crystal will be confronted on site hurricane from Argentina for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup. After a valuable 0-0 draw in the first leg, Tiago Nunes’ side face a tough encounter against Argentina side in which they will decide whether to continue in the continental tournament. In this regard, the entire Globo team is preparing to travel to Peru this Wednesday 15th. While the team was at Jorge Newbery Airport (Buenos Aires), journalists from TyC Sports did a live broadcast and reached out to player Nicolás Cordero to ask him about expectations for the game. The goalscorer expressed confidence and assured that the squad is optimistic to continue with the tournament.
“The truth is we are fine and very excited. We really want to get into (the group stage of) the Copa Libertadores,” he told TyC Sports. The 23-year-old was also asked if his team had taken a penalty. Regarding this, he answered no, since they are sure that they will not reach that instance.
“No (we practiced penalties), we’re sure we won in 90 minutes,” he replied to the journalist. In this way, the Argentine team arrives with all the certainty of being able to eliminate Sporting Cristal as a visitor and move on to the next phase of the Libertadores.
Sporting Cristal vs. Huracán: Copa Libertadores second leg
The second leg of the third round of the Copa Libertadores between both sides takes place this Thursday, March 16th. The commitment is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) and will take place at the National Stadium in Lima.