Sporting Cristal: The memes left behind by the dizzying Copa Libertadpres triumph

Sporting Crystal lmanaged to pass this Tuesday to the third phase of the Libertadores Cup 2023after overturning the defeat suffered in the first leg and beating the National of Paraguay 5-1 at the National Stadium in Lima.

The “celestial” scored all five goals in the second half of the match, which helped them lift the opponent 2-0 suffered in Assumption. Home goals were converted by Irven Avilawho scored twice at minutes 46′ and 67′; Ignacio da Silvaat 74′; Jhilmar Lora in 89′; And Washington Corozo at 90’+5., while Caballero scored the only goal of the visit in the 47th minute.

This feat of rhymes did not go unnoticed on social networks and Internet users used humor to celebrate the great Peruvian triumph. These are some of the reactions that we could see on Twitter after the triumph of those led by the Brazilian Tiago Nunes.

The quantity of Lorawhich was already enough for the classification of celestials, stood the national stadium for his fine workmanship.

After receiving a long pass wide of the line on the right flank, Lora dodged her marker with angled control and then kicked the visitors’ goal, gently knocking the ball from the top of the box with her right , to leave the Paraguayan goalkeeper with a hat Hector Espinola.

Nationalwho mastered the series until minute 75 of the return, lost the defensive order and above all, the firmness and strength of his rear.

The game started with the Paraguayans enduring the siege of the Peruvians for the first 10 minutes. But little by little the Academy managed to slow down and the ball to Crystalsand balance the game.

The locals, with a very thick game, with more than 70% of possession of the ballbut with no chances, they were denied a goal in the 34th minute due to Loyola’s poor placement.

At minute 45+3, Nacional made it 1-0 which would have extended their lead on aggregate, when a rebound in midfield left Ocampos and Martínez hand in hand with their defenders, but they defined very poorly and deflected of the purpose of Renato Solis.

Crystals he returned for the second act with a much more ambitious and aggressive attitude. And just at minute 46, the newcomer Irven Avila he received a cross ball and opened the scoring.

But the celestial joy was short-lived, as the next minute Nacional equalized with a 25-yard shot from Caballero, which caught Solís slightly ahead, which meant a tie for the visit.

Crystals he began to push, with more heart than ideas. And he also started to win some air balloons. And so, in the 67th minute, Ávila again gave the sky-blues the lead with a header into the net that Espínola couldn’t clear.

with as much Crystals he went up, pushing Nacional against his goal. And in the 74th minute, after a series of rebounds and a save from Espínola to Brener from close range, central defender Ignacio made it 3-1 with a pass into the net, leveling the series.

From now on National it fell apart and the Lora and Corozo scores arrived, which doomed the series.

Crystals will face the winner of the draw between Argentina’s Huracán and Uruguay’s Boston River in the first half of March.