The DT of Sporting Cristal, very tough against River: “They think they own the Libertadores and Conmebol”

the match for Libertadores Cup between River AND Sporty crystal It was lived like a final, with gritted teeth on and off the field. And once a 1-1 draw was declared, some Millionaire players went looking for him Tiago Nunesthe coach of the Peruvians, whom they blamed for having “gesturing” and causing the accidents at the end, which led to the expulsion of Salomón Rondón.

Later, in a press conference, the Brazilian DT doubled the bet and fired heavy ammunition at Núñez’s team: “The referee came over, asked me to calm down, I asked him if he was nervous because he had started the match with three yellow cards. I told him to stay calm, we already have experience with this. There are things throughout the game, debates, discussions. The people of River always believe they own the Copa Libertadores, from Conmebol. We’re used to it by now.”

In this sense, Nunes has whitewashed that he is hot for what he said after the 4-2 at the Monumental: “After the first match in Argentina we heard so much nonsense, that we are a cowardly, shitty team, It seems to me that it was something very strong for a group that had an average age of 22 in that match. Today he was 24 years old. We are a young team, we are training players not only for Cristal but also for Peruvian football.”

Even Tiago Nunes didn’t hide that part of the strategy had to do with making River feel the penalty: “As a Brazilian, I competed against them many times. I won some, I lost others. But, If we here as Peruvians want to compete against them, we have to mark some territory. Here is Lima, it is Peru. We are local, we have to be respected here.”

And he added: “The feeling is one of pride for our players, it’s not easy. I don’t think that quality, strength, is in a nationality, but we were the only Peruvian team that added to this date. Normally Peruvian teams are not used to fighting for big things in the cup and we are trying to implement this mentality at Cristal.”

More quotes from Tiago Nunes

River exhibited: “We tried, and maybe it will be an opportunity for next rivals River, who are a team with a lot of attacking potential but we scored three goals in two games. There are tactics, strategy, things involved, we haven’t scored more through the posts and some “Things didn’t go so well. We are on the road, there is a lot to do, but if we have the ability to compete like we are doing, we will fight for the local title.”

The 1-1 draw: “I am convinced that we played a Libertadores match, we always fought, we tried to score, to compete. River was the protagonist in the first half, they tried to score with many players with a good foot in front of the ball line. We We had some defensive difficulties, even so we tried to come back. In the second half, with some corrections, the team improved, we balanced the game and we got there several times.”

The cup is played like this: “Technically it wasn’t our best match, competitively yes, we scored, we were always present. At the same level as River. They have a lot of hierarchy, we were committed to the tactical plan we had for the game. There is a lot to improve but proud of the character that the team showed today, today was a Libertadores game, many times with heart and strength before tactics, and we always scored.We are in an incredible series of matches, we play every three days, and what these guys are doing should be recognized.”

qualify in eighth place: “We are alive. There is a mathematical possibility of qualifying. We have already won in height on other occasions, it is nothing new for us, we have already beaten The Strongest here. They exploit the height, it is evident, they beat River and Fluminense , who have come on as a substitute, it will be a balanced match, important for both, but with the certainty of being able to go in search of victory”.

Group D accounts

Although nothing has been defined, after the draw in Lima and the victory of Strongest over Fluminense, now both River and Sporting Cristal have been forced to win the two remaining games to advance to the round of 16 without depending on the results of the others.

The difference is that, while River have a two-game lead at home, the Peruvians finish with two on the road: The Strongest (June 7) in La Paz and Fluminense in Brazil (June 27).