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Irven Ávila Reaches 140 for Sporting Cristal, Passes Bonnet for Third All-Time Scorer

The striker has up to six matches left this year to chase Alberto Gallardo's second-place mark.

Overview

  • Ávila scored twice in a 4-1 win at Comerciantes Unidos in Cutervo, snapping Sporting Cristal’s two-match Clausura slide.
  • The victory lifted Cristal back to fourth place in the aggregate standings.
  • His 140th goal moved him past Luis Alberto Bonnet, whose 139-goal tally had stood since his 2007 retirement.
  • Ávila is eight goals short of Alberto Gallardo’s 148, with two Clausura fixtures remaining and up to four playoff games if Cristal qualify under Paulo Autuori.
  • He has played for Cristal since 2012 across more than ten seasons and has won three first-division titles with the club.