Painful defeat. Sporting Cristal fell 2-1 against César Vallejo in Trujillo and could not regain the leadtoday in the hands of Universitywhich takes him out two points ahead of the Rimense team with four dates left until the end of the Apertura of the Liga 1.
César Vallejo beat Cristal, who lost his lead. League1
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Despite the subsequent defeat, the start could not have been unbeatable for Enderson Moreira’s team, which took the lead at 2′ when Santiago González defined with a backheel in the area.
Sporting Cristal maintained dominance, but The place grew little by little after finding the seams of the visiting defensive system.
Jairo Velez He was in charge of taking advantage of Rimense licenses when at 20′ he took a furious shot from outside the area and shortly after the end of the first half when he hit him with a free kick, The barrier opened and Renato Solís’ weak response helped.
Nor the unfortunate injuries of Quiñónes, Benítez and Paolo Guerrero in the first half prevented Vallejo from bringing out his self-esteem and imposing conditions on the former leader of the Apertura.
Cristal went all out for the comeback after the break, but Not even the entry of Martín Cauteruccio was enough and Enderson Moreira’s team crashed against a rival that defended itself tooth and nail.
The final stretch of League1
Four dates from the end of Apertura, Sporting Cristal He is the second leader with 31 points, two behind Universitario, and many of his options are at stake in the key match against the ‘U’ at the Monumental for the penultimate date of the tournament.