Sporting Cristal 1-0 Cerro Porteño
Updated
Sporting Cristal won: Sporting Cristal 1-0 Cerro Porteño in the Copa Libertadores (Round Group Stage - Round 1) on Thu, 9 Apr 2026 at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao, Callao. Sporting Cristal goals: Felipe Vizeu 82'. Sent off: Cecilio Domínguez (43'). Expected goals: 1.80-0.09. Possession: 61-39. Player of the match: Cristiano (7.6).
Match report
Sporting Cristal beat Cerro Porteño 1-0
Sporting Cristal narrowly beat Cerro Porteño 1-0 at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao on Thursday 9 April in Copa Libertadores.
Felipe Vizeu put Sporting Cristal ahead on 82' (1-0).
Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño) was sent off on 43'.
Sporting Cristal had 61% of the ball, shots were 16-3 (4-1 on target) and expected goals finished 1.80-0.09. Sporting Cristal were the better side on chances, too.
Cristiano (Sporting Cristal) was player of the match with a 7.6 rating.
Match stats
| Sporting Cristal | Cerro Porteño | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 61 | 39 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.80 | 0.09 |
| Total shots | 16 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 23 | 8 |
| Big chances | 3 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 374 (81%) | 223 (73%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 0 |
| Corners | 6 | 0 |
| Total shots | 16 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 9 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 2 |
Lineups
Sporting Cristal (4-4-2): Diego Enríquez, Leandro Sosa, Miguel Araujo, Rafael Lutiger, Cristiano, Juan González, Gustavo Cazonatti, Martín Távara, Maxloren Castro, Írven Ávila, Luis Iberico
Cerro Porteño (4-2-3-1): Alexis Arias, Gustavo Velázquez, Lucas Quintana, Jorge Morel, Marcelo Chaparro, Robert Piris, Cristhian Paredes, Cecilio Domínguez, Alan Soñora, Jonathan Torres, Pablo Vegetti
Key events
- 14' · Substitution · Mateo Klimowicz for Alan Soñora (Cerro Porteño)
- 43' · Red card · Cecilio Domínguez (Cerro Porteño)
- 43' · Yellow card · Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal)
- 46' · Substitution · Josué Servín for Cristhian Paredes (Cerro Porteño)
- 46' · Substitution · Guillermo Benítez for Mateo Klimowicz (Cerro Porteño)
- 52' · Yellow card · Gustavo Cazonatti (Sporting Cristal)
- 61' · Substitution · Yoshimar Yotún for Gustavo Cazonatti (Sporting Cristal)
- 72' · Substitution · Felipe Vizeu for Írven Ávila (Sporting Cristal)
- 72' · Substitution · Santiago González for Juan González (Sporting Cristal)
- 82' · Goal · Felipe Vizeu (Sporting Cristal)
- 86' · Substitution · Juan Iturbe for Marcelo Chaparro (Cerro Porteño)
- 86' · Substitution · Edgar Páez for Pablo Vegetti (Cerro Porteño)
- 90' · Substitution · Catriel Cabellos for Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Sporting Cristal vs Cerro Porteño?
Sporting Cristal won, 1-0 (Copa Libertadores) on Thu, 9 Apr 2026.
When and where is Sporting Cristal vs Cerro Porteño?
Thu, 9 Apr 2026, 02:00 UTC at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao, Callao, Copa Libertadores.