Before the university game against Sporting Cristal, right winger Andy Polo received good news for the games with the Peruvian team. It turns out that the 28-year-old footballer is tied with current world champion Lionel Messi in a key international ranking. Furthermore, the merengue player is in the top 10 of this shortlist. What is it about?
Sports statistics platform Sofascore has published a classification of the best Latin American players providing assists worldwide so far in 2023. On this list, Andy Polo is in box 8 with 12 assists. The same amount has Lionel Messi, who is in fourth place.
As if that wasn’t enough, the Universitario winger is just three assists behind the leader of the ranking, Vinícius Júnior. The Real Madrid star is the best Latin American with 15 assists. Another footballer who stands out on this list is Uruguayan Felipe Rodríguez of Cusco FC with 11 assists.
Ranking of the best Latin American participants. Photo: Sofascore
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When does Sporting Cristal play against Academic?
The Sporting Cristal vs Universitario match will be played this Saturday, September 16, at the National Stadium from 8:30 p.m. Access to the venue is restricted to local fans only.
On which channel can you watch Sporting Cristal vs Academic?
The match between Bajopontinos and Merengues will be broadcast via the Liga 1 Max channel, but you can also watch it via streaming via the Liga 1 Play platform.