Of goleador: Bernardo Cuesta defines inside the area for the 1-0 of Cristal-Melgar | VIDEO

Bernardo Cuesta resolved with a touch inside the area to score the 1-0 of Sporting Cristal vs. Melgar on matchday two of League 1 at the Alberto Gallardo stadium.

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Sporting Cristal vs. Melgar: the previous

The ‘Celestes’ come to this match after losing (1-0) in their visit to Sport Huancayo. The reinforcements of the Rímac club for this season, Leandro Sosa, Fernando Pacheco and Jhon Jairo Mosquera, debuted against the ‘Rojo Matador’, however, they could not avoid the result.

After the match, the coach of the Bajopontine squad, Roberto Mosquera, explained the reasons for the defeat. “I think we had a great first half, their goal (Sport Huancayo) is from another game and has merit. We played with two strikers, we covered all the spaces, we lost two or three occasions due to precipitation”he pointed out for the cameras of Gol Peru.

For his part, Melgar started the year on the right foot after beating Carlos A. Mannucci at home (1-0), with Luis Iberico scoring. The Arequipa team, which qualified for the 2022 South American Cup, aims for the title this season.

The forward of the red and black cast referred to the match against the ‘Celestes’. “With Cristal there have been great games of good emotions, so this is not going to be the exception. It is a team that proposes, that wants to play. We are looking forward to it and preparing ourselves for that duel”he pointed out in an interview for his club.