On September 24, bad news arrived from Saudi Arabia and set off alarms in Videna: Al Qadisiyah revealed that Andre Carrillo He suffered a hamstring injury and explained that his recovery could take time. This, of course, cast doubt on his call to the Peruvian National Team for the matches against Chile and Argentina for the Qualifiers 2026. However, despite the lack of optimism a few days ago, Juan Reynoso gave glimmers of hope about the physical state of the ‘Culebra’.
This Monday the technical director of the ‘Blanquirroja’ revealed his Betsson League 1 squad list for the double date in October and, in turn, gave a press conference in La Videna. When asked about the present of André Carrillo, The ‘Chess Player’ revealed that he is already working normally in his club and that he has a great chance of being considered on the roster of players who play abroad.
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“He has already started training almost normally, it is most likely that he will be with us next week. There is a lot of hope that he will make it to the first game, it is most likely that he will make it to the second game, but he is going to be with us and he is one of those that he wants to be with.“explained the former Cruz Azul coach.
This means that, although at first it seemed that Carrillo’s injury would require a lot of time off, his recovery is on the right track and he will be available to be summoned. As Reynoso explained, if due to some timing situation he does not get to play against Chile in Santiago, he will or will be able to play against Argentina in Lima.
With this the Peruvian National Team He has one less worry, taking into account that in September he suffered a plague of casualties that hit the squad for the debut in this qualifying process. Juan Reynoso He knows that the ‘Bicolor’ has nothing left over, so he will wait for André as long as necessary without his inclusion meaning exposing him to the worsening of his hamstring injury.
Although Carrillo’s performance was well below expectations in the first double date, he is still the most unbalanced forward we have and his experience will be of utmost importance to score points against the ‘Roja’ and the ‘Albiceleste’. It must be taken into account that the ‘Culebra’ is playing its fourth Qualifier and he is one of the World Cup players who was key to qualifying for Russia 2018.
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When will Peru’s matches against Chile and Argentina be?
After drawing with Paraguay in Ciudad del Este (0-0) and losing to Brazil in Lima (0-1), the Selection Peruvian will play again next month when he visits Chili for date 3 of the 2026 Qualifiers. This match is scheduled for Thursday, October 12 from 7:00 pm (Peruvian time), it will be played at the Monumental David Arellano stadium and will be broadcast throughout Peru on the television signals of América TV, ATV and Movistar Deportes.
Later, on date 4, the ‘Blanquirroja’ will receive Argentina on Tuesday the 17th at the National Stadium from 9:00 pm Let’s 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 ‘Scaloneta’ goals. The aforementioned channels will also broadcast this meeting throughout Peruvian territory.
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