CONMEBOL Libertadores CONMEBOL Libertadores
Group Stage - 5• 21 May 2026

Junior 3–2 Sporting Cristal

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Goals

28'
Assist: J. Rivas
36'
45+5'
Y. Yotun
Assist: G. Cazonatti

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Match Recap

Junior beat Sporting Cristal 3–2 in the CONMEBOL Libertadores (Group Stage - 5) on 21 May 2026. Junior saw more of the ball with 50% possession, and Junior had 17 shots (8 on target) to Sporting Cristal's 19 (5 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 2.04 for Junior and 1.24 for Sporting Cristal. The goals came from L. Muriel 9', K. Perez 28', L. Muriel 36', Y. Yotun 45+5', G. Cazonatti 56'. Junior move up to 4 points in CONMEBOL Libertadores, having won 1 of their last 5. Relive the Junior vs Sporting Cristal CONMEBOL Libertadores highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.

Match Statistics

Junior
VS
Sporting Cristal
50% Ball Possession 50%
2.04 Expected goals (xG) 1.24
17 Total Shots 19
8 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 10
3 Blocked Shots 4
10 Shots inside box 8
7 Shots outside box 11
4 Corner Kicks 6
3 Offsides 3
13 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
— Red Cards —
3 Goalkeeper Saves 5
424 Total passes 405
355 Accurate passes 341
84% Pass accuracy 84%
0.20 Goals prevented 0.20

Lineups

Junior
Alfredo Arias 4-2-3-1
VS
Sporting Cristal
Ricardo Ze 4-2-3-1

Substitutes — Junior

1M. Silveira 29T. Gutierrez 70C. Bacca 80F. S. Angel Bernal 26Y. Suarez 14J. Rios 77C. Barrios 9G. Paiva 88B. Castrillon 20J. Sarmiento 34J. Guerrero 38A. Shmalbach

Substitutes — Sporting Cristal

33C. Bautista 14C. Benavente 9F. Vizeu 97M. Rodriguez 26I. Wisdom 34Y. del Valle 41J. Cuenca 27Gabriel 90Cristiano 32L. Diaz 28D. Otoya 21C. Cabellos