Match Report
Sporting Cristal, 5th on 16 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Cienciano (3rd, 33). Recent form told a different story for Cienciano: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Cienciano 2 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Sporting Cristal 1.89 and 1, with the league averaging 1.38.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Cienciano have 1 win to Sporting Cristal's 3, with 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (capacity 42,056). Sporting Cristal led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cienciano: Rafael Lutiger (35' og), Matías Succar (61'), Alejandro Hohberg (69') · Sporting Cristal: Maxloren Castro (45'), Gabriel (27')
Key stats
Possession: Cienciano 57% · Sporting Cristal 43% · Total shots: 26-10 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 6-5