He took away their title: Almirón’s save that prevented Cristal’s second goal against Comerciantes in the Apertura final | VIDEO

Sporting Cristal defeated Comerciantes Unidos 1-0 on the final date of the Apertura Tournament of League 1, but it was not enough to win that championship, which was left in the hands of Universitario de Deportes – which beat Los Chankas 4-0 – for a better goal difference.

At the end of the match in Cajabamba, Rímac’s team were on the verge of scoring 2-0, which would have allowed them to have better luck on this final date of the Apertura.

The savior of the Comerciantes team was the player Matías Almirón, who deflected with his head – almost over the line of the local fence – a powerful shot from Ian Wisdom, Rimense attacker.

Cristal fans regretted the wasted opportunity, because if their team had scored in that play, the fate of the La Florida club in the Apertura 2024 would have been different.