Sporting Cristal and Carlos Mannucci played a tough game at the Alberto Gallardo Stadium, where the Rimenses won 3-2 on Matchday 4 final tournament.
The hosts were responsible for the opening goal in the 22nd minute when Washington Corozo capitalized on a cross Nicholas Pasquini header from Manuel Heredia’s goal.
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However, the Carlists reacted in the 31st minute with Mathias Llontop. The Trujillo side received a corner kick from Leiner Escalante and scored the 1-1 header.
The complement were not without goals as Mannucci took the lead from a penalty in the 54th minute from a missed shot Jesus Pretel Matías Succar, who was responsible for successfully defining the twelve steps.
Seeking a solution, Tiago Nunes moved the bench and fielded Brenner Marlos, the author of the last two goals of the game. The Brazilian’s first goal came from a penalty after the 72nd minute, while the second came in injury time when it seemed the game ended in a draw.
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In the 96th minute, Brenner unleashed the joy of the sky-blue fans by deflecting a Franco Medina cross to seal an agonizing triumph for Sporting Cristal, who remain one of the Clausura leaders with the same number of points as Universitario.
“You must never give up, we will fight to the end. I’m happy with my two goals, but I congratulate my teammates, we always fight,” Marlos explained after the game.
The Rimenses will have to put the Clausura tournament aside for a moment as they play Wednesday’s match against Emelec for the second leg of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana round of 32.
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Did you know…
undefeated. Cristal has gone 12 consecutive games unbeaten in La Liga 2023. The Rimenses have not lost in the national tournament since April 24.