Sporting Cristal were about to make history in the Copa Libertadores at the National Stadium. hit Riverbed with a goal from Yoshimar Yotún and all indications were that the celebration would be heavenly; However, the millionaire team used their experience in the cup to equalize. The final whistle and coach Tiago Nunes had some problems with the Argentine team: they said everything.
The Rimenses currently have 4 points in the table Group D of the Libertadores Cup. His next two matches will be against The Strongest in La Paz and against Fluminense in Brazilian territory. Meanwhile, River Plate also has 4 units and will complete the group stage at home against Fluminense and The Strongest.
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Far from upset by the result, Nunes didn’t mince his words and spoke out loudly against the Argentina side. “The River people always think they own the Copa Libertadores from Conmebol. As a Brazilian, I often competed against them. I won some, lost others. But if we want to compete against them here as Peruvians, we have to mark a certain territory,” he said at a press conference. Then he added: “Here is Lima, it is Peru. We are local, we have to gain respect here”.
The strategist also analyzed the match valid for Group D Date 4 and highlighted the work his team did against a complicated team. “We made a game out of it Libertadores CupWe fight all the time. In the first part, River Plate was the protagonist with well-positioned players, we tried to get out of the deficit. The second part fits better with some corrections. “We balanced the game and got River’s goal more often,” he added.
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The data
The way. Cristal is third with 4 points. They still have chances to qualify for the round of 16 and have two games left: the strongest in La Paz on June 7th and Fluminense in Brazil on June 27th.