CONMEBOL Libertadores

Sporting Cristal vs São Paulo, 2021 Copa Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Sporting Cristal
    FT
    0 - 3
    São Paulo
    • 17': Luan
    • 60': Martín Benítez
    • 81': Éder
    • Red Card 90': Léo

    About

    Sporting Cristal are hosting São Paulo at Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Pablo (São Paulo).
    • 1': Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal).
    • 3': Liziero (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Liziero (São Paulo).
    • 4': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal).
    • 5': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Martín Benítez (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liziero.
    • 7': Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Luan Santos (São Paulo).
    • 8': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Léo.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irven Ávila.
    • 12': Bruno Alves (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Riquelme.
    • 13': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Liziero.
    • 14': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Luan Santos.
    • 17': Goal! Sporting Cristal 0, São Paulo 1. Luan Santos (São Paulo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Dani Alves (São Paulo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 20': Foul by Bruno Alves (São Paulo).
    • 20': Marcos Riquelme (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Marcos Riquelme (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Horacio Calcaterra.
    • 21': Foul by Dani Alves (São Paulo).
    • 21': Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Reinaldo (São Paulo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, São Paulo. Conceded by Alejandro Duarte.
    • 26': Offside, São Paulo. Robert Arboleda tries a through ball, but Dani Alves is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal).
    • 26': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Luciano (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reinaldo.
    • 27': Foul by Luciano (São Paulo).
    • 27': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Reinaldo.
    • 30': Hand ball by Pablo (São Paulo).
    • 32': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
    • 34': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Luan Santos.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Reinaldo (São Paulo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano.
    • 37': Foul by Bruno Alves (São Paulo).
    • 37': Marcos Riquelme (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal).
    • 39': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Foul by Bruno Alves (São Paulo).
    • 43': Marcos Riquelme (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Bruno Alves (São Paulo) is shown the yellow card.
    • 44': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Liziero.
    • 44': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Omar Merlo tries a through ball, but Washington Corozo is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, São Paulo 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Cristal 0, São Paulo 1.
    • 48': Foul by Nilson Loyola (Sporting Cristal).
    • 48': Robert Arboleda (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
    • 51': Foul by Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal).
    • 51': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Liziero (São Paulo).
    • 51': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Liziero (São Paulo).
    • 52': Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Pablo (São Paulo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Benítez.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Marcos Riquelme (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Irven Ávila with a cross.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Luan Santos (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dani Alves.
    • 56': Hand ball by Léo (São Paulo).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Gerald Távara (Sporting Cristal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Horacio Calcaterra.
    • 57': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Tiago Volpi.
    • 57': Dani Alves (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Irven Ávila (Sporting Cristal).
    • 58': Substitution, São Paulo. Éder replaces Pablo.
    • 58': Substitution, São Paulo. William da Silva replaces Liziero.
    • 60': Goal! Sporting Cristal 0, São Paulo 2. Martín Benítez (São Paulo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luan Santos.
    • 63': Foul by Robert Arboleda (São Paulo).
    • 63': Marcos Riquelme (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Washington Corozo (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Horacio Calcaterra.
    • 65': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Bruno Alves.
    • 66': Foul by Nilson Loyola (Sporting Cristal).
    • 66': William da Silva (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal).
    • 66': Martín Benítez (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Horacio Calcaterra (Sporting Cristal).
    • 68': William da Silva (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Léo (São Paulo) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Substitution, São Paulo. Rodrigo Néstor replaces Martín Benítez.
    • 71': Substitution, São Paulo. Igor Gomes replaces Luciano.
    • 71': Alejandro González (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Éder (São Paulo).
    • 72': Corner, Sporting Cristal. Conceded by Bruno Alves.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Omar Merlo (Sporting Cristal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Washington Corozo with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (São Paulo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luan Santos with a through ball.
    • 74': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Alejandro Hohberg replaces Gerald Távara.
    • 76': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jesús Pretell replaces Irven Ávila.
    • 77': Substitution, São Paulo. Miranda replaces Robert Arboleda.
    • 81': Goal! Sporting Cristal 0, São Paulo 3. Éder (São Paulo) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reinaldo with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Jhilmar Lora replaces Johan Madrid.
    • 82': Substitution, Sporting Cristal. Christopher Olivares replaces Washington Corozo.
    • 82': Offside, Sporting Cristal. Omar Merlo tries a through ball, but Marcos Riquelme is caught offside.
    • 83': Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by William da Silva (São Paulo).
    • 84': Christopher Olivares (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by William da Silva (São Paulo).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Alejandro Hohberg (Sporting Cristal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 88': Foul by Omar Merlo (Sporting Cristal).
    • 88': Éder (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Christopher Olivares (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Léo (São Paulo).
    • 90': Second yellow card to Léo (São Paulo) for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Alejandro González (Sporting Cristal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Éder (São Paulo).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal).
    • 90'+4': Éder (São Paulo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Cristal 0, São Paulo 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Cristal 0, São Paulo 3.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    1 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    2 Saves 2
    55.9 Possession 44.1
    11 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    451 Accurate Passes 314
    541 Passes 418
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    16 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 56
    20 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    16 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    18 Interceptions 16
    20 Effective Clearances 14
    20 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

    Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima
    Location: Lima, Peru

    CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Peñarol 0 0 0
    2 Corinthians 0 0 0
    3 Independiente Santa Fe 0 0 0
    4 Platense 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SCR Sporting Cristal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Alejandro Duarte (GK)
    5 Omar Merlo
    22 Alejandro González
    29 Nilson Loyola
    2 Johan Madrid
    25 Gerald Távara
    17 Christofer Gonzáles
    7 Horacio Calcaterra Yellow Card
    9 Marcos Riquelme
    11 Washington Corozo
    21 Irven Ávila
    Sporting Cristal Substitutes:
    Jesús Pretell, Joao Grimaldo, Carlos Liza, Percy Ruiz, Jesús Castillo, Alejandro Hohberg, Carlos Lora, Diego Soto, Emile Franco, Christopher Olivares, Renato Solís, Benjamín Villalta.

    SAO São Paulo (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tiago Volpi (GK)
    3 Bruno Alves Yellow Card
    16 Léo Yellow Card
    5 Robert Arboleda
    14 Liziero
    13 Luan
    8 Martín Benítez
    6 Reinaldo
    10 Dani Alves
    9 Pablo
    11 Luciano
    São Paulo Substitutes:
    Vitor Bueno, Miranda, Igor Gomes, Shaylon, Éder, Rodrigo Nestor, William, Paulinho, Thiago Couto, Welington, Antonio Galeano, João Rojas.

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