Sporting Cristal: Martín Távara was sanctioned by CONMEBOL after expulsion in Copa Libertadores

Sporting Cristal comes from winning two very important victories in Liga 1 against Deportivo Municipal and Cienciano. In fact, his growth is increasing, something contrary to what happens to him in Copa Libertadores, where he lost in his first matches. In that sense, the 'celeste' painting will not be able to count on Martín Távara in its next two meetings due to his expulsion before Universidad Católica.

The sanction was applied by CONMEBOL, which imposed two fines on the Peruvian footballer. The first corresponds to the duels in which he will be absent, taking into account that a direct expulsion is grounds for absence for the next. However, they added one more. Likewise, the international organization announced that the second punishment will be economic and amounts to 3 thousand dollars, which, according to the official statement, will be debited “automatically from the amount to be received by its Club in respect of Television and Sponsorship rights.”

In this way, the 23-year-old will be absent from the matches against Talleres de Córdoba in Argentina this Tuesday, April 26 and against the same Chilean team in Lima on Wednesday, May 04. Two encounters that will undoubtedly be crucial for the interests of the 'brewer' cast.

TIME OF EXPULSION

It should be noted that Távara was expelled at 97 minutes in Santiago, after giving a slap at the wheel Felipe Gutiérrez. At that time, the Uruguayan referee, Leodán González, noticed this action and did not hesitate to show him the red card that showed a nuisance in the player because of the defeat his team had been suffering in a compromise that had a controversial end.

MATCH PLAYED AND WITH CONTROVERSY

And it is that in the face of the 'crossed' team, those led by Roberto Mosquera played a good match and lived up to what it means to compete in the Copa Libertadores. In fact, in the first half, the actions were almost even, with occasions for both teams. Irven Ávila had the opportunity to open the scoring after a shot from him that came just over Sebastián Pérez's goal. However, shortly after the break came a volley shot by Marcelino Núñez, a goal that came from another match and disrupted the visitors' plans.

For the second half, the 'rimense' cast went in search of the tie and tried to unsettle the rival fence. The entry of Yoshimar Yotún gave him another air and clarity for the distribution of the ball in the midfield. It was so, that 'Yoshi' caused a foul in his favor that ended in a key corner kick. In this collection, Nilson Loyola managed to score the goal of equality by a header after a rebound in the home area.

Although the controversy reached 87 minutes, when the chief judge took a penalty in favor of the 'southerners', which after seeing in the replay it was seen that the football hit Percy Liza's face, but not on his arm. The claims of the 'celestes' were not long in coming, but Leodan refused to modify his decision. Added to this is the fact that the VAR has not yet arrived at this event. Fernando Zampedri was in charge of executing the maximum penalty and declaring the second goal that would be the victory.

Then came the expulsion of Távara as a result of this tense environment that evidenced the discomfort and discomfort of Sporting Cristal. For this reason, the match against Talleres is essential to have the chance to fight a qualification in the round of 16 or, failing that, finish third to access the Copa Sudamericana.

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