This September 7, the Peruvian team will visit his peer Paraguayan, for the debut in the Qualifiers towards the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada 2026. For this duel, Guillermo Barros Schelotto already has his squad list, with whom he will put together his strategy in order to try to keep the three points in the clash to be held at the Antonio Aranda stadium in Ciudad del Este. In this account we tell you how each of the selected ones arrives, the games they have played, both with their clubs and with their national team.
List of called
Archers:
- Carlos Coronel (New York RB – United States): He has played 32 games with his club, with nine games unbeaten this season. At the selection level, he has not played minutes.
- Santiago Rojas (Tiger – Argentina): He has played six games with his club, with two games unbeaten this season. He has a game with his team this year, in the friendly against Nicaragua on June 18.
- Juan Espinola (Olympia – Paraguay): He has played 17 matches with his club, with three games unbeaten this season. As additional information, he was the goalkeeper who was in the friendly against Peru on November 17, 2022.
Defenses:
- Gustavo Gomez (Palmeiras – Brazil): He has 49 games played, five goals and five assists this season with his club. At the national team level, he was in the last six friendlies for his country, from September 2022 (including the clash against Peru in November) until June of this year.
- Junior Alonso (Krasnodar – Russia): He has 29 games played and one goal with his club so far this year. Regarding the national team, he played in the friendlies against Chile (March 28) and Nicaragua (June 18) this year.
- Omar Alderete (Getafe – Spain): He has 30 matches played, a goal and an assist with his club, so far this year. For the friendlies that took place from September 2022 to June of this year, he was called up for the match against Chile, but did not play.
- Robert Rojas (Tiger – Argentina): Add 23 games and three goals this season with his club. In addition, he played in friendlies against Chile (March 28) and Nicaragua (June 18) this year; in the previous ones he was absent due to a fracture of the tibia and fibula.
- Fabián Balbuena (Dinamo Moscow – Russia): Before his arrival in Russia, he had ten games played and one goal with Corinthians. With his new team, he goes six games and one assist. At the national team level, he was in five friendlies, of the seven played since September 2022, including the clash against Peru.
- Mateo Gamarra (Olympia – Paraguay): Add 32 games played and two goals with his club this season. He also played in friendlies against Mexico (September 1), Morocco (September 27), Colombia (November 20) and Nicaragua (June 18).
- Blas Riveros (Workshops – Argentina): Before his arrival in Argentina, he had 31 games played, one goal and two assists with Brøndby IF of Denmark in the 2022-23 season, plus five games and one more assist, until the end of this August. With his new club he still hasn’t added minutes. At the national team level, he was in the friendlies against Peru, in November of last year.
- Matías Espinoza (Libertad – Paraguay): He has played 29 matches, one goal and two assists with his club this season. Regarding the national team, his last call was for the matches against Argentina and Chile in October 2021, but he did not play.
- Iván Piris (Libertad – Paraguay): He has 33 duels played and two assists with his club this season. At the national team level, he played against Mexico (September 1), Morocco (September 27) and Colombia (November 20).
Midfielders:
- Mathías Villasanti (Guild – Brazil): He has 34 games played, six goals and two assists with his club this season. With the national team, he started the last six friendlies they played, including the match against Peru, where he got a yellow card at 15 minutes.
- Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps – United States): Add 30 matches and one assist with his club this season. At the national team level, he was in the matches against Mexico (September 1), Colombia (November 20) and Chile (March 28), while for the duels against the United Arab Emirates and Morocco he was not called up, due to an injury in the adductor.
- Richard Ortiz (Olympia – Paraguay): He has 26 games played and three goals with his club this season. In addition, with his team he played the matches against Mexico (September 1), the United Arab Emirates (September 23) and Peru (November 17).
- Richard Sánchez (America – Mexico): He has played 29 games, five goals and three assists this year (six games and one score are from the 2023-24 season) with his club. In addition, he played in the friendlies against Mexico (September 1) and Chile (March 28).
- Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake – United States): He has 33 games played with his club this season. With his team, he was called up for the last six friendlies, but did not play against the Emirates or Chile.
- Diego Gomez (Inter Miami – United States): He has 35 games played, five goals and three assists with his club this season. At the national team level, he added minutes both with the major (against Chile and Nicaragua) and with the Sub 20, a team with which he participated in the South American of the category.
- Álvaro Campuzano (Libertad – Paraguay): He has 32 matches played with his club this season. In addition, he played in the friendlies against Nicaragua on June 18 of this year.
- Matías Rojas (Corinthians – Brazil): Before his arrival in Brazil, he added 18 commitments, nine goals and one assist with Talleres de Argentina this year. With his new team, he’s added nine games and one assist so far this season. With the national team he played against Peru, Colombia, Chile and Nicaragua.
- Alejandro Romero (Al Ain – United Arab Emirates): Before his arrival in the United Arab Emirates, he had 28 appearances, eight goals and 16 assists with Al-Taawoun FC of Saudi Arabia in the 2022-23 season. With his new club he has added two games and one goal so far this season. At the national team level, he only played against Chile, in the last friendlies.
Forwards:
- Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United – England): He added 41 games played, eleven goals and four assists with his club in the 2022-23 season, while by the start of the 2023-24 campaign he has four games. With the national team he was in the friendlies against the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Peru and Nicaragua.
- Jesús Medina (Spartak Moscow – Russia): Before his arrival at his new club, 33 games played, eleven goals and eight assists with CSKA Moscow in the 2022-23 season. In Spartak, he goes seven duels, one goal and two assists. At the national team level, he was in five friendlies, of the seven played since September 2022, including the clash against Peru.
- Ramón Sosa (Workshops – Argentina): He has played 28 matches, eight goals and six assists with his club this season. If from matches played with the national team, he played against Colombia (November 20, 2022) and Chile (March 28, 2023).
- Carlos González (Tijuana FC – Mexico): He added 42 games played, twelve goals and six assists with Toluca FC in the 2022-23 season, while with his new club he has six duels and four goals for the start of the 2023-24 campaign. With the national team, he only played in the friendly against Mexico, while he was on the substitute bench for the clash against Nicaragua.
- Robert Morales (Toluca – Mexico): Before his arrival in Mexico, he had 27 games, eight goals and three assists with Cerro Porteño from Paraguay this year. With his new club, he has added seven duels and one goal so far in the 2023-24 season. With the national team, of the last seven friendlies, he only played against Chile.
- Gabriel Ávalos (Argentine Junior – Argentina): Add 35 games played, 18 goals and three assists with his club this season. Regarding the national team, he was in the friendlies against Chile and Nicaragua, in both as a starter.
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