In mid-October 2022, after a series of poor results in friendlies and at the Odesur games, Gustavo Roverano retired as coach Peru’s U20 team. The exporter could not complete a process whose purpose was to prepare the team for the 2023 South America tournament in Colombia, a tournament that Bicolor is currently playing under the technical direction of Jaime Serna, albeit with very little success.
“I would have liked to have managed the South American U-20, but according to my rules, my way of working. When someone hires a coach, it’s because of the way they work. I would have liked to be with them (the players) like that,” explained the ‘Máscara’ for RPP of his failed passage through the Blanquirroja minor divisions.
“I wanted to die standing up with the under 20 boys. I see what is happening with a certain anger because I wanted to be there to the end,” added the strategist about the bad campaign of his former managers, who could not win a single game in three controversial dates.
Why did Gustavo Roverano leave the Peru U-20 national team?
Shortly after his departure, Roverano revealed that he was the one who had resigned due to disagreements with then-Sporting Director of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), Ernesto Arakaki. “My disagreement was with Ernesto (…). There are situations I couldn’t adapt to. The problem of giving directions to my assistant when I’m directing, making recommendations and insisting on things I don’t agree with…” he pointed out at the time.
Peru was eliminated from the South American Sub-20
This Monday, January 23, saw the elimination of the Peru U-20 team in the South American category. Losing 1-0 to Paraguay and Brazil beating Argentina, Jaime Serna’s side ran out of mathematical chances of a place in the bottom six, finishing bottom of Group A with zero points and just one goal.