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Sporting Cristal will host Atlético Grau at the Alberto Gallardo stadium for matchday 6 of the Apertura Tournament.
Sporting Cristal will host Atlético Grau at the Alberto Gallardo stadium for the sixth date of the Liga 1 2024 Apertura Tournament. It will be a key match for those led by coach Enderson Moreira, as they will have the challenge of forgetting the early elimination from Copa Libertadores 2024 at the hands of Always Ready from Bolivia, to concentrate on the objective of fighting for the national title, which has been elusive for four seasons.
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Despite the frustration in the Conmebol tournament, the ‘brewers’ have the consolation prize of having in their ranks the top scorer in the world so far in 2024. This is Martín Cauteruccio, who has just added to his records with a new hat trick in the 3-1 victory over the highlands; which he was not enough to overcome the 6-1 suffered in Cochabamba. In this way, he reached 17 goals in 7 games, registering an average of 2.7 goals per game, numbers that surprise not only in Peru, but also internationally.
Martín Cauteruccio does not stop scoring at Sporting Cristal. – Credit: Conmebol.
Beyond the great moment of the Uruguayan attacker, the ‘celeste’ team had a good start in the local championship, adding 12 points as a result of four victories and a draw, which places them in first place in the standings, equal with Universitario de Deportes and Sport Huancayo, whom they surpass in goal difference.
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Rímac’s team also has the best attack, registering 19 goals. Furthermore, three of their victories were by landslide: 6-2 over ADT, 4-1 against Los Chankas and 4-0 against Carlos A. Mannucci. In addition to ‘Caute’, Ignacio Da Silva, Leandro Sosa, Maxloren Castro, Martín Távara, Gustavo Cazonatti and Santiago Gonzáles converted.
Another favorable fact for the La Florida team is the return of Joao Grimaldo, who in the last match returned to the courts after recovering from an ankle injury. Although he did not show his best performance, the return of one of his most talented players is always good news and who, as the games go by, will recover his level.
Joao Grimaldo returned to the court against Always Ready (Getty).
For its part, Atlético Grau had a regular start in this League 1. Those led by Ángel Comizzo have 6 points, the result of four draws, one victory and only one defeat. Its main figure is Neri Bandeira, who has scored 3 goals, other interesting elements are Oslimg Mora, Ray Sandoval, Mauro da Luz and Elsar Rodas.
The duel between Sporting Cristal and Atlético Grau will be played this Saturday, March 2 at 1:15 p.m. Peruvian time. Those who are abroad and wish to watch the match should keep in mind that Colombia, Ecuador and the United States (Miami) have the same time slot as Peru, so the match will be at the same time. Likewise, in Bolivia and Venezuela it will take place at 2:15 p.m., while in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay it will take place at 3:15 p.m. For its part, in Mexico it will be at 12:15 p.m. and in Spain at 7:15 p.m.
The last confrontations between Sporting Cristal and Atlético Grau were quite entertaining and had heart-stopping endings. Their most recent crash occurred on August 17, 2023 in Piura. On that occasion, the ‘albos’ took a 2-0 lead, but goals from Grimaldo, Washington Corozo and Nilson Loyola allowed the ‘beer’ comeback.
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In that same year, but on March 19 for the Apertura Tournament, those then led by Tiago Nunes staged another turnaround after losing with a goal from Fernando Márquez, but overcoming thanks to the goals of Írven Ávila and Brenner Marlos, the latter arriving when The ‘celestes’ had 10 men and the Piuranos nine due to the expulsions of Loyola, Márquez and José López.