Sporting Cristal missed a big chance to gain an advantage in the 2023 Clausura tournament but suffered an unexpected draw UTC It made their fight for the title more difficult. The combination of Tiago Nunes was superior for most of the game against Gavilán, but a surprising goal put them in trouble and they only managed to equalize and save a point at the National Stadium. Afterwards, the Sky Blue fans exploded at several of their footballers for failing to ensure the result, and one of the most mentioned was named Joao Grimaldo.
Joao Grimaldo played the entire game against UTC. Photo: Luis Jiménez/La República
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Why was Joao Grimaldo trending after Cristal’s draw?
The Peru national team striker was one of the most questioned players on social networks due to the Cristal draw, as it was mentioned that he had not performed for a few days: “He is playing terribly. He missed two goals,” “After the Brazil game, he was immediately deified on Tiktok and appeared on TV shows saying he was no longer the same. Jairo Concha warned him, but the majority took offense: “He’s no longer the same, he’s disappeared,” said some of the news, swollen with beer.
“With Grimaldo in Reimond Manco mode, we don’t have any extremes. Bye, championship”, “You sit Grimaldo down so he can study”, “You should sit Grimaldo down so he can reassess whether it’s better to concentrate on show business or football”, “It’s deconcentrated”, can also be read in X (Twitter).
Tweets about Joao Grimaldo. Photo: Photo taken by X 
Tweets about Joao Grimaldo. Photo: Photo taken by X 
Tweets about Joao Grimaldo. Photo: Photo taken by X 
Tweets about Joao Grimaldo. Photo: Photo taken by X