Little to separate Sporting Cristal and Emelec

Sporting Cristal and Emelec clash this Wednesday at the Estadio Nacional Lima of the Copa Sudamericana. Sporting Cristal mark their 4th participation in the competition, whilst Emelec go into their 11th.

After facing Alianza Lima in Peru League, Sporting Cristal turn their attention to the Copa Sudamericana where they challenge Emelec. On the other hand, Miguel Rondelli 's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 5 matches in the Copa Sudamer. 23. Digging back into the archives highlights that Tiago Nunes's team and Emelec have faced each other twelve times, with Miguel Rondelli 's team holding the advantage: 6 victories, against 1 victory of Sporting Cristal. Specifically in the Estadio Nacional Lima, Emelec have the advantage in the duels against Tiago Nunes's team: 2 wins in 6 games.

This will be the first time these teams face each other for the Copa Sudamericana.

Considering the Copa Sudamer. 23, from Sporting Cristal's most influential players. As for Emelec, Aníbal Leguizamón is the most used player in a total of 7 games (613 min). Miller Bolaños is their current best scorer with 3 goals.

Looking into the history of Sporting Cristal in the competition, Horacio Calcaterra excels as their most used player, with 10 games in total. Regarding the history of Emelec in the competition, Miguel Rondelli 's team's best scorer ever is Miller Bolaños, with 14 goals, and occupying the third position in the Copa Sudamericana top scorers. Oscar Bagüí excels as their most used player, with 33 games in total.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Emelec winning 3x1. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.