Overview
- Sporting Cristal opened its Copa Libertadores group with a 1-0 win over Cerro Porteño thanks to a late strike by substitute Felipe Vizeu.
- Roberto Mosquera, a former Cristal coach, praised Zé Ricardo's second-half changes and said Vizeu has been very mistreated by critics.
- Mosquera said the club did not contact him after Paulo Autuori left, which shut down talk that he was in line to return.
- Ex-striker Andrés Mendoza minimized the goal, calling Vizeu “a disaster” and crediting the chance to a precise pass from captain Yoshimar Yotún.
- The debate leans on Vizeu's recent record with Cristal, which is 20 games and five goals since 2025, plus Mosquera's critique of Liga 1's growing reliance on foreign players and coaches.