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3 unusual facts about Sporting Cristal


Ramón Lentini

His second goal for Estudiantes was a crucial header against Peruvian side Sporting Cristal that cemented Estudiantes' entry into the group stage of 2009 Copa Libertadores.

Sporting Cristal

Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division.

Ricardo Bentín Mujica, with the support of his wife, co-owners of Backus and Johnston brewery, was the man who is credited with achieving the company's goal.


2014 Sporting Cristal season

The 2014 season is Sporting Cristal's 59th season in the Peruvian First Division, and also the club's 59th consecutive season in the top-flight of Peruvian football.

Julio Aparicio

In the same year Aparicio transferred from Universitario to Sporting Cristal, where he would later participate in their 1978 Copa Libertadores campaign.

Roberto Challe

He later played for Universitario de Deportes where he became four times Peruvian champion in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971, Defensor Lima with whom he won the league one more time in 1973, Sport Boys and Sporting Cristal.

William Chiroque

William Medardo Chiroque Távara (born March 10, 1980 in Morropón Province, Peru) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Sporting Cristal in the Torneo Descentralizado.


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