:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/I5PLXY5OYVBXZIVXOFILJ5BNAA.jpg "Sporting Cristal vs Nacional: what time do they play and where to watch the second leg of the Copa Libertadores phase 2")
Sporting Cristal of Peru will have to deal with the local state before National of Paraguay on Tuesday February 28 in a duel corresponding to the return of phase 2 of the Libertadores Cup 2023. It is a definitive meeting to meet the team that will advance to stage 3 of the continental tournament and will play against Huracán or Boston River.
Sporting Cristal vs Nacional: what results do the “celestials” need to access phase 3 of the Copa Libertadores?
The team of the “brewer” succumbed during its visit to Asunción against the “Academy”, it will therefore have to turn the tide at the national stadium in Lima to continue its international career.
Those led by Tiago Nunes had no activity in the League 1 the recent weekend. And it is that although they scheduled the match against Deportivo Binacional in Cusco, it ended up being suspended by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) due to the television rights conflict. Despite this, they remain third in the Apertura Tournament with seven points, three behind leader Carlos A. Mannucci.
Faced with this situation, the ‘celestial’ They only trained in Florida under the watchful eye of the Brazilian coach, who could make some changes to the starting XI thinking of reversing the streak and considering that if the club is eliminated they will stop receiving a sum significant money that involves access to phase 3 (600 thousand dollars).
Tiago Nunes and his explanation of Sporting Cristal’s loss to Nacional for the Copa Libertadores
The ‘heavenly’ coach gave the reasons why his side couldn’t avoid falling on their debut in the international tournament, and also spoke about the goal they conceded in just 12 seconds.
For its part, National yes played in the Paraguay Honor Division. In this case, they collided as visitors against Sportivo Ameliano. However, the game was tied and scoreless for both teams, causing the ‘Academic’ is located in sixth place in the table with seven units, six less than the pointer Libertad.
However, the Paraguayan coach, Pedro Sarabia, admitted after this equality, that he had mainly used an eleven substitute, since he intends to put his best players before the ‘brewers’ at the National Stadium in Lima.
Sports Crystal fell before National of Paraguay 2-0 when they visit Asuncion on Tuesday, February 21. From the start, the hosts were aggressive and annoyed their rival, who failed to capture the vertical play that Tiago Nunes wants.
Sporting Cristal lost 2-0 to Nacional and their lives hang in the Copa Libertadores second leg
Despite dominating ball possession, Tiago Nunes’ team could not visit and brought a complicated result. Everything is defined this Tuesday, February 28 in Lima.
The score was broken only at the start of the second half, with Mathías Martínez’s opening goal. From there, the Peruvians tried and planted two shots at the post (Adrián Ascues and Jhilmar Lora), but failed to score. Suddenly, at the end, Gustavo Aguilar appeared to declare the partial 2-0 in the series.
In Peru, the second leg of the Copa Libertadores phase 2 between Sporting Cristal and Nacional de Paraguay will be broadcast on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. ESPN and Star+ will be in charge of broadcasting this match.
Sports Crystal: Renato Solis; Jhilmar Lora, Gianfranco Chavez, Ignatius da Silva, Raphaël Lutiger; Jesus Pretell, Jesus Castle, Yoshimar Yotun; Leandro Sosa, Washington Chorus and Brenner Marlos. DT: Tiago Nunes
National of Paraguay: Hector Spinola; Richard Cabrera, Carlos Rolon, Ismael Benegas, Fernando Roman; Feliciano Brizuela, Jordan Santacruz, John Luis Alfaro, Matthias Martinez; Cristhian Ocampos and David Fleitas. DT: Pierre Sarabia
– Peru / 7:00 p.m.
– Mexico / 6:00 p.m.
– Colombia / 7:00 p.m.
– Ecuador / 7:00 p.m.
– Chile / 9:00 p.m.
– Paradise / 9:00 p.m.
– Argentina / 9:00 p.m.
– Uruguay / 9:00 p.m.
– Venezuela / 8:00 p.m.
– Bolivia / 8:00 p.m.
– Brazil / 9:00 p.m.
– Peru / ESPN, Star+
– Argentina / FOX Sports 2, Star+
– Paraguay / ESPN, Star+
– Uruguay / ESPN, Star+
– Bolivia / ESPN, Star+
– Brazil / Paramount+
– Chile / FOX Sports 1, Star+
– Colombia / ESPN, Star+
– Ecuador / ESPN, Star+
– Mexico / Star+
– Venezuela / ESPN, Star+