Sporting Cristall and the rest of the Peruvian teams will be affected by the new quarantine decreed by the central government that begins this Sunday, January 31. And it is that many of these teams had started with their preseason to face in the best way the upcoming tournaments.
In the case of the Bajopontino team, it is ready not only to play the local championship, but also to face the always complicated group stage of the Copa Libertadores. Therefore, his coach, Roberto Mosquera, placed an order with the relevant authorities to continue with the work needed to get ready for the most important club event in this part of the world.
“The teams must allow us to test on Monday and stay focused without going out for 15 days to finish our preparation. We have to prepare well, we are representing the country, we are not going to any tournament. We are going to the Champions of South America, “he said for RPP’s ‘Football as a track’.
Sporting Cristall players during the preseason in Florida. PHOTO: SC
“Apart from where we play Copa Libertadores, what matters to me is the preparation. I can’t prepare for Zoom, because Libertadores is not a challenge for us, it’s a debt we have,” he added.
In the same way, Mosquera made it clear that the championship could be held on its scheduled dates due to the fact that the organization of the last tournament was already up to par pushing ahead in League 1 with the minimum amount of infected by COVID-19 .
“Last year was a major challenge for Peruvian football. Both Ligue 1 and the FPF took responsibility for pushing football forward and I think we did. Last year there were very high peaks of discipline. , there were some cases of Covid- 19, but more than irresponsibility, it was because some had to travel. I think a coherent championship was made, “he ruled.