Good atmosphere. The tour of the Peruvian team on Asian territory caused a lot of questions from the fans. As is well known, among the most important innovations was the return of Paolo Guerrero, which sparked a debate over who would be responsible for wearing the captain’s ribbon and the number “9”. With that in mind, before the friendly against Japan, coach Juan Reynoso spoke about the alleged conflicts surrounding the “Predator”, Pedro Gallese and Gianluca Lapadula.
As is well known, the experienced goalkeeper was captain in the last duel, while the “Bambino” wore the “9” in the absence of the racing goal scorer. In this sense, the “Cabezón” assured that he was proud of the way in which his leaders had resolved this situation and promoted the common good.
“The shield is above every name, every ego. As a technical director, it excites me and then makes me proud and (I’m) super grateful because what can happen with a selection is that there’s a cause for conflict and here they resolved it.” “I try to be empathetic and to put the national team above everything else,” he said at a press conference.
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On the other hand, regarding the clash against the Japanese team, the strategist noted that he strives to strengthen the teams in every game. “We are facing the games and we are thinking about the rival and strengthen us as teams. Then, through addition and subtraction, we draw inferences for the following games,” he concluded.
Peru vs. Japan: date, time and channel of the friendly match
The Peruvian team meets the Japanese in the final4:55 a.m. (Peruvian time) on Tuesday 20 Juneat the Panasonic Stadium Suita in Osaka. The match will be broadcast by ATV and América via Open Signal and available via cable on Movistar Deportes.