The ‘Predator’ scored a double in the 17th and 42nd minutes of the match between LDU de Quito and Defensa y Justicia for the first leg semi-final of the Copa Sudamericana using two lethal resources: the header and the punch with the instep. With these two goals, Guerrero not only gave his club an important victory in a decisive phase of the international tournament, but On a personal level, he ranks as the most current forward of the Peruvian team since, unlike his peers, he does not have a scoring drought.
It should be remembered that, prior to this double, the last time the 39-year-old forward scored was on August 3 in the duel against Ñublense, also for the Copa Sudamericana. That is to say, he had not been able to score for almost two months, a similar statistic that the other regulars called up by Juan Reynoso have not been able to overcome.
The other ‘9’
Alex Valera, forward of Universitario de Deportes, He has not scored with the cream team since August 27 against Atlético Grau when he scored from the penalty spot. Prior to this goal, the 27-year-old footballer had not scored since August 6 in the victory against FBC Melgar. It should be remembered that Valera remained on the substitute bench against Paraguay and that he added few minutes against Brazil. Everything indicates that he will also be considered for the duels against Chile and Argentina.
On the other hand, Raúl Ruidíaz, highly questioned in his performance for the Peruvian team but regularly called up by Juan Reynoso, is not going through his best moment in Seattle Sounders. Beyond a recent injury that has sidelined him from his club’s last game, the ‘Flea’ has not scored since September 2, that is, almost a month ago in the 2-2 draw against Portland Timbers and, Prior to that, he had not scored since June 10 against Charlotte.
It is worth remembering that Andre Carrillo He was the second striker option in the duel against Brazil but will not be fit for the games against Chile and Argentina. As for the ‘Culebra’, the footballer has not scored since August 20 in the duel between Al Qadisiya and Al Jandal. Finally, although he will not be available for the second FIFA Qualifying date, Gianluca Lapadula He last scored in Cagliari’s 1-1 draw against Bali and has not played since the friendly match between Japan and Peru on June 20.
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