Sporting Cristal lost 3-1 to Atlético Nacional in the 2024 City of Kings Cup

Sporting Cristal will play against Alianza Lima for third place

Sporting Cristal could not cope National Athletic in it Alejandro Villanueva Stadium of La Victoria. The ‘celestial’ They fell 3-1 in the friendly match of the City of Kings Cup 2024which also features the participation of Lima and Bolivar Alliance of La Paz.

This match marked the -unofficial- debut of Guillermo Farré as coach of Sporting Cristal, who took over after the departure of the Brazilian Enderson MoreiraMoreira left his post after failing to achieve his goals in the Copa Libertadores and the Apertura Tournament.

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Despite expectations, Sporting Cristal was unable to obtain a positive result against the Medellín team, which was also eliminated in the first phase of the 2024 Copa Libertadores. The goals for the Colombian team were scored by Jhojan Amaya (1′), Kevin Parra (16′) and Pablo Ceppelini (90’+3).

The discount for the ‘blue machine’ came through Martin Cauteruccio in the 13th minute. However, the team suffered a further setback when Nicholas Pasquini He was sent off with a straight red card in the 72nd minute.

With this result, Sporting Cristal will have to face Alianza Lima on Sunday to compete for third place of the 2024 City of Kings Cup.

Sporting Cristal vs. Atlético Nacional: Match lineups

Sporting Cristal: Alejandro Duarte; Jhilmar Lora, Gianfranco Chavez, Nicolas Pasquini; Gustavo Cazonatti, Adrian Ascues, Jostin Alarcon; Santiago Gonzalez, Alejandro Hohberg and Martin Cauteruccio.

National Athletic: Harlen Castillo; Andres Roman, Simon Garcia, Felipe Aguirre, Samuel Velasquez; Juan Manuel Zapata, Robert Mejia, Edgar Ocampo; Kevin Parra, Edwin Cardona and Jhojan Amaya.