This Thursday, October 12, the Peruvian National Team faced a tough challenge Chiliwithin the framework of the South American Qualifiers 2026. Although the ‘Bicolor’ went to the locker room at 0-0, in the second half they were surpassed by the ‘Roja’, who took the victory 2-0, with goals from Diego Valdes and Marcos Lopez (against). Thus, Juan Reynoso’s team registered its second defeat in these Qualifiers, something that is worrying for Paolo Guerrero, captain and forward of the Inca squad. Of course, the ‘Predator’ assured that this path has just begun and they will seek to reverse the situation on the next day against Argentina.
“We had a chance or two, but I don’t think we played a great game. More than daring, it is knowing how to handle this type of match. We knew that the court was not going to help. We didn’t know how to play this game. We don’t play, we never meet. We lost the ball a lot. If you saw Chile, they played one touch. The court didn’t help much and we had to play with one touch. They had many crosses with some arrivals, but the goal came from a stopped ball”, the 39-year-old attacker mentioned to the media.
Asked about the team’s performance in the second half against the ‘Roja’, Paolo Guerrero He assured that they improved with the variants, although he also highlighted the local team for the victory. “When they came on we improved a little, but in general we didn’t play a good game. Now to continue working. Sad for the result. Chile played a great game. I think it was a very tough opponent who knew how to play us. They were deserved winners.”, he asserted.
Although the result was not what was expected, the ‘Predator’ was optimistic and assured that the Qualifiers are in their initial stage, ensuring that they will try to reverse the delicate situation they are going through on the next date: “Three games have been played. It was necessary to add and play a great game and unfortunately we didn’t do it. We play at home, we have to prepare well. We cannot make the same mistakes. The stopped ball is costing us a lot, we have to improve on that”.
Finally, the captain of the Peruvian National Team He spoke about the discreet attack of the Inca team (they do not register goals in this Qualifier) and gave the key to being able to improve in this aspect. “It doesn’t tell me anything, that we have to improve the game, we have to prevail in the face of adversity, against the rival, we have to have more intensity”, he stated.
When will the Peruvian National Team play again?
After this 2-0 defeat in Santiago, the Peruvian National Team will play again next week when he receives Argentina for date 4 of the 2026 Qualifiers. This match is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17 from 9:00 pm, it will be played at the National Stadium and will be broadcast throughout Peru on the signals of ATV, América TV and Movistar Deportes . In Argentine territory it will be seen on the exclusive signals of TyC Sports and Public TV.
Let us remember that the last time the ‘Albiceleste’ visited our country was for the last Qatar 2022 Qualifiers, with a 0-2 defeat of the team that was then led by Ricardo Gareca. Nicolás González (17′) and Lautaro Martínez (28′) scored the goals for those led by Lionel Scaloni, in a match where the ‘Bicolor’ was vastly outmatched and could not find the way to harm the team that a couple of Years later she would be proclaimed world champion.
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