River will face Sporting Cristal in Peru this Thursday. A transcendental match in which they will put at stake a large part of their chances of qualifying for the round of 16 of the continental competition.
River adds two defeats -with a 5-1 win against fluminense included- and a victory, which complicated his walk in the Libertadores Cup and forces him to get a good result in Peru to arrive with air to the last two dates that will be played in the Most Monumental Stadium.
fluminense is the absolute leader of the area with nine points, followed by The Strongest, Sporting Cristal and Riverall with three units, but the cast of nunez It is the one that accumulates the worst goal difference so far.
“It will be very important to win in Peru and that is why we are going to go in search of those three points. It’s like a triangle with Sporting Cristal and The Strongestsince we all have three”, said the coach Martin Demichelis.
As for the team, the coach will not have the defenders Leandro Gonzalez Pirezwho was expelled in Braziland Emanuel Mammanawho has a discomfort in one of the knees, so the rear will be reshaped robert rojas and paulo diaz as in the 2-1 victory over Platense in the Professional League.
What time do Sporting Cristal vs River play?
At 9:00 p.m.
Where to watch Sporting Cristal vs River
Fox Sports.
formations
Sporting Cristal: Renato Solis; Carlos Lora, Gianfranco Chávez, Ignacio, Rafael Lutiger; Jesú Petrel, Gerald Tavara, Yoshimar Yotún; Joao Grimaldo, Brenner and Washington Corozo. DT: Tiago Nunes.
River: Franco Armani; Milton Casco, Robert Rojas, Paulo Díaz, Enzo Díaz: Enzo Pérez, Rodrigo Aliendro, Nicolás De La Cruz, Ignacio Fernández, Ezequiel Barco and Lucas Beltrán. DT: Martin Demichelis.
Stadium: National of Lima.
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)
VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile).
Source: Ambito
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