Palmeiras will face Sporting Cristal in a crucial Copa Libertadores match on Tuesday at 7pm Brasília time. The game will take place at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru.
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📋 It's do-or-die! Palmeiras named to face Sporting Cristal
It’s a Copa Libertadores night.
Palmeiras face Sporting Cristal from 7pm (Brasília time) this Tuesday (5).
The match will be played at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru.
And it is valid for the fourth round of Group F in the competition.
Dario Herrera (ARG) will referee the match.
Paramount+ will broadcast it.
Verdão’s rival is the current group leader with six points.
But they are not in a good moment in their domestic league.
They are only 12th in the Peruvian league with 15 points after 13 matches.
Alianza Lima lead with 32.
Brazilian coach Zé Ricardo still has to do without the injured Christofer Gonzáles.
Center-back Miguel Araújo is doubtful.
The likely scenario is two Brazilians on the pitch: Cris Silva, formerly of Fluminense, and Gustavo Cazonatti, formerly of Chapecoense.
The lineup has not yet been made official.
Verdão did not win the derby against Santos, but their lead at the top of the Brasileirão remained the same thanks to Flamengo’s slip-up.
The focus is on winning on Peruvian soil to also go top in the Libertadores.
Allan and Sosa are back among the starting 11.
Paulinho is expected to get more minutes as the match goes on.
Píquerez and Vitor Roque — both recovering from surgeries — remain out.
Palmeiras will play against Sporting Cristal at 7pm Brasília time.
The match will be held at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru.
The match is crucial as it is a do-or-die situation in the Copa Libertadores.
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