League 1 standings prior to Sporting Cristal vs César Vallejo for date 9 of the Apertura Tournament

Leaderboard: Today, Friday, April 8, will start the 9th date of the League 1 Apertura Tournament. Deportivo Binacional is the leader of the Peruvian championship standings.

League 1 standings prior to Sporting Cristal vs César Vallejo for date 9 of the Apertura Tournament

Sporting Cristal faces César Vallejo University in Trujillo in the first match of the ninth day with the premise of adding his second win in a row and getting into the fight for the top places in the table of the Apertura Tournament. The 'Poets' seek to regain their foothold after the recent draw (1-1) against Carlos A. Mannucci.

Binacional clashes with Atlético Grau in Juliaca and puts his status as leader in Liga 1 at stake. The 'Mighty of the South' chained four successes in a row which allowed him to reach first place. Meanwhile, the Piurano team hopes to strike the blow to place themselves in the first half of the standings.

Municipal plays against Carlos Mannucci in Lima. The mayor team marches in second place and awaits a setback from the Binational leader to recover the tip of the tournament.

Alianza Atlético visits Cienciano in Cusco. The 'Gale' was the surprise team at the start of League 1 after winning five straight wins. However, in the last two dates he lost to Cesar Vallejo and tied with Municipal, and was relegated in third place. The Cusco team scored two successes in a row and from fourth place intends a victory to pass to their rival on duty.

On Sunday, Alianza Lima hosts UTC in Matute. The Blues and Whites have scored five points and are ranked 15th in the table with a pending match against Sport Huancayo. Therefore, he needs a victory, adding three units to regain ground.

For their part, Universitario de Deportes and Ayacucho FC are at the Cumana stadium. The creams will try to achieve their second victory in a row to sustain themselves in the fight for the first places.

LEAGUE 1 DATE 9 STANDINGS TABLE

POSITION | CLUB | POINTS | GOAL DIFFERENCE

1. Binational | 18 | (9 DG)

2. Municipal | 17 | (3 DG)

3. Athletic Alliance | 16 | (6 DG)

4. Scientano | 15 | (7 DG)

5. Sport Huancayo | 15 | (6 DG)

6. University | 13 | (7 DG)

7. Melgar | 13 | (1 DG)

8. Sporting Cristal | 12 | (4 DG)

9. Cesar Vallejo | 11 | (0 DG)

10. Ayacucho | 10 | (2 DG)

11. Atletico Grau | 10 | (0 DG)

12. ADT | 10 | (0 DG)

13. UTC | 7 | (-1 DG)

14. Carlos Mannucci | 7 | (-2 DG)

15. Lima Alliance | 5 | (-2 DG)

16. Carlos Stein | 5 | (-6 DG)

17. Sport Boys | 5 | (-8 DG)

18. Cantolao | 4 | (-11 DG)

19. Saint Martin | 3 | (-15 DG)

SCHEDULE FOR DATE 9 OF LIGA 1

Friday, 8 April

Saturday, April 9

Cantolao vs Sport Huancayo (11:00am | Miguel Grau Stadium)

Municipal vs Carlos Mannucci (1:15 p.m. | Ivan Elias Moreno stadium)

Binacional vs Atletico Grau (3:30 p.m. | Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina stadium)

Cienciano vs Alianza Atlético (time: 7:00pm | Inca Garcilaso de la Vega stadium)

Sunday, April 10

Alianza Lima vs UTC (1:15pm | Alejandro Villanueva Stadium)

ADT vs Sport Boys (3:00 p.m. | estadio IPD Huancayo)

Ayacucho FC vs Universitario (3:30pm | Cumana City Stadium)

San Martin vs Melgar (6:00 p.m. | U. San Marcos Stadium)

Rest: Carlos Stein

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