CONMEBOL Libertadores

Sporting Cristal vs Cerro Porteño, 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sporting Cristal
  • 82': Felipe Vizeu
FT
1 - 0
Cerro Porteño
  • Red Card 43': Cecilio Domínguez

About

Sporting Cristal are hosting Cerro Porteño at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao, Callao, Peru, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Foul by Pablo Vegetti (Cerro Porteño).
  • 6': Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Robert Piris Da Motta (Cerro Porteño).
  • 9': Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Juan González (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexis Martín (Cerro Porteño).
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Soñora (Cerro Porteño).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Mateo Klimowicz replaces Alan Soñora because of an injury.
  • 16': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Maxloren Castro is caught offside.
  • 18': Juan González (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Marcelo Chaparro (Cerro Porteño).
  • 21': Foul by Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal).
  • 21': Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Delay in match (Cerro Porteño).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Juan González (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Cazonatti.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Írven Ávila (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxloren Castro.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alexis Martín (Cerro Porteño). Assisted by Írven Ávila.
  • 34': Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Juan González (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Foul by Juan González (Sporting Cristal).
  • 36': Robert Piris Da Motta (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan González.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño).
  • 43': Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 43': Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, Cerro Porteño 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Cristal 0, Cerro Porteño 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Guillermo Benítez replaces Mateo Klimowicz.
  • 45': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Josué Servín replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  • 48': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Guillermo Benítez.
  • 51': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Gustavo Velázquez.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Luis Iberico (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martín Távara with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Gustavo Cazonatti (Sporting Cristal).
  • 52': Jorge Morel (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Gustavo Cazonatti (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Leandro Sosa (Sporting Cristal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Írven Ávila.
  • 57': Foul by Robert Piris Da Motta (Cerro Porteño).
  • 57': Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Miguel Araujo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Pablo Vegetti (Cerro Porteño).
  • 61': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Leandro Sosa is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Yoshimar Yotún replaces Gustavo Cazonatti.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martín Távara.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Iberico following a fast break.
  • 68': Offside, Cerro Porteño. Pablo Vegetti is caught offside.
  • 69': Delay in match (Sporting Cristal).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Foul by Juan González (Sporting Cristal).
  • 72': Jorge Morel (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Felipe Vizeu replaces Írven Ávila.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Santiago González replaces Juan González.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Lutiger (Sporting Cristal).
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Pablo Vegetti (Cerro Porteño).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Offside, Cerro Porteño. Marcelo Chaparro is caught offside.
  • 76': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Jonatan Torres (Cerro Porteño).
  • 77': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Jonatan Torres.
  • 78': Josué Servín (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Luis Iberico (Sporting Cristal).
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Pablo Vegetti (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonatan Torres.
  • 79': Foul by Jonatan Torres (Cerro Porteño).
  • 79': Miguel Araujo (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Lucas Quintana.
  • 79': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Lucas Quintana.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high following a corner.
  • 81': Marcelo Chaparro (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Leandro Sosa (Sporting Cristal).
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Felipe Vizeu (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxloren Castro with a cross.
  • 82': Goal! Sporting Cristal 1, Cerro Porteño 0. Felipe Vizeu (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Cristiano (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxloren Castro.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Alexis Martín (Cerro Porteño). Assisted by Cristiano.
  • 85': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Alexis Martín.
  • 85': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal).
  • 85': Pablo Vegetti (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Juan Iturbe replaces Marcelo Chaparro.
  • 86': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Edgar Páez replaces Pablo Vegetti.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jonatan Torres (Cerro Porteño) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Diego Enríquez (Sporting Cristal). Assisted by Gustavo Velázquez with a headed pass.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Cristiano (Sporting Cristal).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Cristiano (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Robert Piris Da Motta (Cerro Porteño).
  • 89': Foul by Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal).
  • 89': Jonatan Torres (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Offside, Cerro Porteño. Juan Iturbe is caught offside.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Iturbe (Cerro Porteño).
  • 90': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Catriel Cabellos replaces Maxloren Castro.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Juan Iturbe (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal).
  • 90'+2': Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Josué Servín (Cerro Porteño).
  • 90'+6': Offside, Cerro Porteño. Juan Iturbe is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Cristal 1, Cerro Porteño 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 1, Cerro Porteño 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
38.8 Possession 61.2
3 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
223 Accurate Passes 374
304 Passes 459
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 11
7 Crosses 29
0.0 Cross % 0.4
47 Long Balls 58
19 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 5
36 Effective Clearances 19
36 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao
Location: Callao, Peru

CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Palmeiras 2 +1 4
2 Sporting Cristal 2 0 3
3 Cerro Porteño 2 0 3
4 Atlético Junior 2 -1 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

SCR Sporting Cristal (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Diego Enriquez (GK)
5 Rafael Lutiger
20 Miguel Araujo
90 Cris Silva
8 Leandro Sosa
25 Gerald Távara Yellow Card
55 Gustavo Cazonatti Yellow Card
23 Maxloren Castro Yellow Card
18 Juan Cruz González
16 Luis Iberico
11 Irven Ávila
Sporting Cristal Substitutes:
Luis Abram, Cristian Benavente, Mateo Rodríguez, César Bautista, Alejandro Posito, Felipe Vizeu, Ian Wisdom, Catriel Cabellos, Santiago González, Yoshimar Yotún, Joao Cuenca, Gerson Castillo.

CPT Cerro Porteño (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alexis Martín Arias (GK)
5 Jorge Morel
14 Lucas Quintana
35 Marcelo Chaparro
23 Gustavo Velázquez
7 Alan Soñora
8 Cristhian Paredes
26 Robert Piris Da Motta
19 Pablo Vegetti
27 Jonathan Torres
10 Cecilio Domínguez Red Card
Cerro Porteño Substitutes:
Cesar Bobadilla, Juan Iturbe, Josué Servín, Edgar Raul Paez Torales, Fabrizio Peralta, Rodrigo Melgarejo, Gatito Fernández, Víctor Sánchez, Guillermo Benitez, Rodrigo Gómez, Mateo Klimowicz, Brian Luciatti.

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