Definitely, Piero Quispe lives an excellent present: he won the title with University of Sportsreceived the award for best player in Liga 1 Betsson 2023 and, as if all that were not enough, it is likely that you will see his name on the board of Juan Reynoso for this Thursday’s clash against Bolivia, for matchday 5 of the Canada, United States and Mexico 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. It happens that the coach of the Peruvian National Team He held a press conference in La Videna and confirmed that the cream midfielder will definitely have minutes at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz.
“I see him well, empowered, champion. He is going to play, and tomorrow (Thursday) we will see at what point in the game he plays.”the coach of the white and red team responded to Sports, in the press conference he gave ahead of the duel with the highland team. Be careful, in turn he indicated that “Piero’s present is that he is empowered, he played at height, he is not weighed down by the 3,300 of Cusco or the height of Juliaca. Regarding that, we will look for variants to find the best starting eleven.”
Notably Piero Quispe has been chosen as the best player of the season in Liga 1 Betsson, after being a key player in the national title of Universitario de Deportes, so it would not be a surprise if Juan Reynoso is encouraged to make his debut -officially- with the Peruvian National Team. During the season, the midfielder recorded 34 games and 2,321 minutes in the local tournament, while in the Sudamericana he reached eight games and 536 minutes.
Pay attention to one detail, the national midfielder already knows what it’s like to face the highlands, a team against which he played in a friendly played in Arequipa (he was there for 60′). This commitment took place last year and the red and white team won 1-0, thanks to a goal from Luis Iberico.
This is how Peru and Bolivia arrive
The Peruvian National Team leads to this match after losing 0-2 against Argentina, in the duel valid for date 4 of the 2026 Qualifiers. Despite the fact that Juan Reynoso tried a game plan similar to that of Brazil, a rival from whom he almost stole a tied, the ‘Albiceleste’ had no problems in showing off their stripes as world champions and took the three points thanks to Lionel Messi’s double.
BoliviaFor its part, the last precedent was the 1-0 defeat against Paraguay, as a visitor. Even though the ‘Green’ tried to steal a point from Paraguayan soil, Antonio Sanabria ended their aspirations by scoring the only goal of the match and, in the process, sentencing the departure of Gustavo Costas from the bench. In the midst of this panorama, in recent weeks the arrival of Brazilian Antonio Carlos Zago was announced.
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