The Peruvian National Team Faces Chile and Argentina in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Updates and Absences

2023-10-11 16:12:43

The Peruvian National Team is already in Santiago to play, this Thursday, the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match against Chile with two new developments: the absence of the midfielder Renato Tapia and the defender Alexander Callenswho did not board to reserve them for the meeting with Argentina.

Those summoned by Juan Reynoso left this Tuesday afternoon from the concentration hotel in Lima on a bus to the international airport to take the flight to national soil, but both Tapia and Callens stayed in Peru.

Reynoso’s decision apparently responded to the fact that both players were the last to join the team on Monday and he preferred to give them more time for their physical recovery. after presenting discomfort when joining the ‘Bicolor’with a view to the next qualifying match against the ‘Albiceleste’.

The experienced forward Paolo Guerrero leads the Peru call, which includes the surprising return of attacker Santiago Ormeño, as well as the confirmation of playmaker Franco Zanelatto and the defender of Danish origin Oliver Sonne.

The most notable absences are the gunner Gianluca Lapadulastill in the process of recovering from an injury, and the midfielders Christian Cueva and Edison Floresin both cases by technical decision.

Peru, which drew 0-0 with Paraguay and lost 0-1 with Brazil, will face Chile this Thursday in Santiago and next Tuesday it will host Argentina at the National Stadium in Lima.

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