Marcos Lopez He entered the second half of Peru vs. Chile (replaced Andy Polo), with the aim of trying to generate more attack on the left wing. However, things did not go as expected: the Feyenoord player scored an own goal for the final 2-0. During the second half, the player received a yellow card and will not be able to play against the Argentina national teamfor date 4 of the 2026 Qualifiers. For this reason, this Saturday, October 14, the Peruvian National Team announced his dismissal.
Through their social networks, the ‘Blanquirroja’ indicated that the full-back was called off because he will not be able to be part of the team that will face the current world champion at the National Stadium. “We announce the dismissal of Marcos López for the match against Argentina due to the accumulation of yellow cards”, he noted.
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The former San Jose Earthquakes soccer player is an important piece in Juan Reynoso’s scheme. This has been demonstrated in the last matches of the ‘Bicolor’ in the Qualifiers: they played 45′ against Paraguay, 90′ against Brazil and 45′ against Chile. It should be noted that against ‘Albirroja’ he came on for André Carrillo in the second half.
After the fall at the Monumental stadium in Chile, López was optimistic and stressed that this path is just beginning. “Personally, we could have done more. The truth is that I am sad about this result, but that’s football. I hope we have a rematch against Argentina. I think the team has the capacity and we will try to move forward.”he stated.
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When will the match between Peru and Argentina be?
After the defeat against Chile 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 ATV, América TV and Movistar Deportes signals. . 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’ found themselves vastly outmatched and did not find any way to harm them.
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