The Peruvian team lost to Argentina and is still unable to win and score goals in these 2026 South American qualifiers. With this result Peru was in second-to-last place with just one point. After the game the coach Juan Reynoso He spoke and questioned the level of League 1 in part of the conference. The strategist assured that players like Joao Grimaldo, Bryan Reyna and Franco Zanelatto would not be able to play 60 minutes.
The coach then received a number of criticisms for his statements. One of those who spoke about Reynoso’s words was the sports commentator Diego RebagliatiWHO He questioned how a coach will be successful if he thinks his players “aren’t serving him well.”.
“How can a coach from Peru expect to be successful if he thinks that the players in the Peruvian league are of no use to him? We have 15 players abroad who play in different leagues in the world because they’re not even big leagues,” he said in the latest edition of the Al Angle show.
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Furthermore, the former player called these statements “unfortunate” and spoke about Peruvian football players playing abroad. Rebagliati emphasized that the quality of these players has significantly decreased because they are not playing in big teams.
“The universe of Peruvian players abroad has clearly lost quality, where they play, how they play and what they are like. It is impossible to be successful with the national team if you do not rely on the Peruvian championship.” . It was a very unfortunate statement: “Either he underestimated what he said, or he’s really thinking about it and doesn’t think there’s as much of a way out as he wants us to believe,” he added.
What did Juan Reynoso say about Grimaldo, Reyna and Zanelatto?
The national strategist assured that the players of the Peruvian league have impressive talent but cannot play even 60 minutes.
2026 qualification table
Argentina is the only leader with a perfect score.