Juan Reynoso is preparing his main weapons so that the Peruvian team returns to the 2026 World Cup with its first victory in these South American qualifiers from Santiago.
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The Peruvian team They face their counterpart Chile this Thursday, October 12th, for the third date of the 2026 South American qualifiers on the way to the next World Cup. This game will be a rematch of the Pacific classic and also an opportunity for Peru to break their poor streak of failing to beat La Roja in a visiting game in a qualifying process.
The Bicolor travel to Santiago this Tuesday the 10th, with some surprises in this new official squad, such as Oliver Sonne, Fabrizio Roca, Franco Zanelatto and Santiago Ormeño. Coach Juan Reynoso faces a big challenge as both the Peruvian team and Eduardo Berizzo’s team failed to win after the first double game.
Both teams have one loss and one draw., so there is a cautious forecast for the game so far. In search of a hit as a visitor, the national strategist will strategically move his board and align it as follows.
Peru vs. Chile: possible lineup of the Peruvian team
The starting lineup would include the return of Callens, who has played some minutes in his team, and the presence of André Carrillo, who was questionable a few weeks ago due to an operation he underwent following a hamstring injury. However, the winger successfully joined the national team and trained with the other teammates.
- Pedro Gallese, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens, Renato Tapia, Luis Advíncula, Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotún, Wilder Cartagena, Bryan Reyna, André Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero.
List of those called up for the Peru team for the 2026 qualification
- Archers: Pedro Gallese (Orlando City), Carlos Cáceda (FBC Melgar), Renato Solís (Sporting Cristal).
- Defender: Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors), Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), Alexander Callens (AEK Atenas), Marcos López (Feyenoord), Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers), Carlos Zambrano (Alianza Lima), Anderson Santamaría (Atlas), Luis Abram (Atlanta United), Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal), Nilson Loyola (Sporting Cristal), Oliver Sonne (Silkeborg IF).
- Midfield player: Renato Tapia (Celta de Vigo), Pedro Aquino (Santos Laguna), Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal), Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City), Jairo Concha (Alianza Lima), Christofer Gonzales (Al Adalh), Piero Quispe (Universitario), Sergio Pena (Malmo FF).
- Fronts: Franco Zanelatto (Alianza Lima), Andy Polo (Universitario), Bryan Reyna (Alianza Lima), Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal), André Carrillo (Al Qadisiya), Paolo Guerrero (LDU Quito), Santiago Ormeño (Juárez), Fabrizio Roca ( sports boys).
Paolo Guerrero spoke at a press conference
The LDU striker from Quito spoke to the press and urged Oliver Sonne to “work hard”.
List of players called up from Chile for this double date of qualification
These are the 28 footballers Eduardo Berizzo has called up for the games against Peru and Venezuela.
- Goalkeeper: Gabriel Arias, Brayan Cortes, Fernando de Paul
- Defense: Gary Medel, Matías Catalán, Paulo Díaz, Rodrigo Echeverría, Thomas Galdames, Benjamín Kuscevic, Guillermo Maripán, Nayel Mehssatou, Gabriel Suazo.
- Midfield player: Williams Alarcón, Javier Altamirano, Charles Aránguiz, Erick Pulgar, Felipe Méndez, Dario Osorio, Marcelino Núñez, Diego Valdés, Matías Fernández.
- Fronts: Ben Brereton, Víctor Dávila, Juan Delgado, Felipe Mora, Diego Rubio, Alexis Sánchez, Alexander Aravena.