Paolo Guerrero was honest with FIFA: “If I don’t play football, I feel dead” – Peruvian National Team

What he wants most is to play football once more. This is how the striker feels Peruvian National Team, Paolo Guerrerowho has not played officially for more than 215 days because he is still in the recovery stage due to a serious injury to the cruciate ligament in his right knee.

In an interview with FIFA, Guerrero He admitted that today he feels “incapacitated” because his life is football. “I have the strength to go through this process because football is my passion. It’s my life. If I don’t play football I feel dead. I feel… incapacitated. I don’t know. I don’t know how to explain what it means. It’s my life and it’s impossible to leave it,” said the 38-year-old striker.

“I went through many problems, especially because of this blessed injury,” added the former Inter de Porto Alegre player in full therapy in Phoenix, United States, where he is undergoing the last stage of his recovery.

Guerrero’s love for his parents

Guerrero also pointed out that one of the reasons for his desired return to football is for the love of his parents, who are the ones who celebrate his goals the most. “When I score goals, I am the happiest guy in the world. My parents are happy when they see me scoring goals. It is a satisfaction for them. Being at my level amuses me, makes me happy,” he said.

Finally, the historical scorer of the Peruvian National Team hopes to recover as soon as possible. “But not for now: now I am recovering to come back strong, the best I can. To play at my level once more”, he culminated him.

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