Last Friday, June 2nd, Juan Reynoso announced the list of 25 players who have been called up to the Peru team for the friendlies against South Korea and Japan on June 16th and 20th respectively. One of the main novelties of this new call is the return of Paul Guerrero after playing his last game with the Blanquirroja on October 7, 2021. One of those who spoke about the return of the “Predator” is the goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.
Orlando City goalie indicated that he was happy because Guerrero had worked hard to be considered again and pointed out that the campus will take it well.
“I’m happy for him, he worked a lot for this call. I’m sure he’ll be well received and the group will welcome him in the best possible way,” he told La Bola Sports.
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The best Peruvian artilleryman is the chief captain of the Bicolor and the second to wear the ribbon is Gallese. In this sense, the “Octopus” was asked how he would take over the captaincy after the return from Guerrero.
“Paolo has had quite an important development. That depends on the coach. For me there is no problem,” he replied.
In this way, Guerrero is ready to rejoin the team after more than a year and a half. The “cabezón” decided to call up the racing forward after the minutes and the progressive rhythm that he has had in the academy in recent months.
Peru national team: squad list
- Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese, Jose Carvallo, Carlos Caceda.
- Defenders: Luis Advíncula, Carlos Zambrano, Miguel Araujo, Jhilmar Lora, Miguel Trauco, Marcos López, Luis Abram, Alexander Callens, Anderson Santamaría.
- Midfielders: Yoshimar Yotun, Christofer Gonzales, Jesús Castillo, Edison Flores, Sergio Peña, Andy Polo, Pedro Aquino, Wilder Cartagena, Christian Cueva.
- Forwards: Gianluca Lapadula, Paolo Guerrero, Alex Valera, Bryan Reyna.