Last Monday, October 9, Juan Reynoso announced the final list of players called up for the Peruvian team. One of the new features is the presence of full-back Oliver Sonne, who has been added to the 31-man squad. The right-back will fight for a position with Luis Advíncula and Aldo Corzo. Although his call created excitement among fans and football personalities, the opposite happened abroad.
From Ecuador, the journalist Luis Baldeon criticized the Bicolor coach for his call Oliver Sun. For the communicator, Peruvian football is not at its best since it “has no quarries” and is therefore forced to look for players who were not born on Peruvian territory.
“What poverty. They think that with this child they will qualify for the World Cup. There is nothing in Peru, this country is desolate in terms of football. There are no players, there are no quarries, there are no training courses.” . There is nothing, Peru only has emptiness,” he explained for the program “El futbolero Ecuador”.
“They ask each other: ‘Do you have a grandson who lives in Greece or Poland?’ How will they get to the World Cup if they don’t work in training? “Now the search for grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren with Peruvian ancestors is booming in Peru,” he claimed.
Ecuadorian journalist “shot” Paolo Guerrero.
Like his statements about Oliver Sonne in the Peruvian team, Luis Baldeón also spoke about the reputation of Paolo Guerrero at almost 40 years old. “This is an example of the decline of Peruvian football. Please, they are in the basement of South American football,” he noted.
When does Peru play against Chili?
The “Pacific Classic”, Peru vs. Chile will take place next Thursday, October 12, 2023, on the third day of the event South American qualification. The game will take place in Santiago at 7:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) and 9:00 p.m. (Chilean time).