There is only one day left for the Peruvian team’s important match against Bolivia for qualification for the 2026 World Cup Juan Reynoso He already has all the players at his disposal.
La Blanquirroja worked at the National Sports Village (Seen) with the entire team at one of their final training sessions in Lima before traveling to Bolivia for the fifth day of the qualification process.
El Cabezón is considering making some variations in the starting XI to incorporate some elements of the local environment that allow the team greater mobility at altitude, such as Edison Flores and Piero Quispe.
On the other hand, some players from Peru were praised by the highland team. Roberto Fernández, Bolivia defender, did not hesitate to highlight Paolo Guerrero’s good moment.
“Paolo comes from his time as champion in the Quito League; He’s obviously had a very respectable career. I’ve met him here before. “He is an exceptional player and that is why he has the career he has,” explained the green team defender.
Juan Reynoso will give a press conference in La Videna today (9:30 a.m.) before the Peruvian delegation travels to the Bolivian countries in the afternoon.
The national team will face Bolivia this Thursday, November 16th at the Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz. The All Team will then host Venezuela on Tuesday, November 21st at the National Stadium in Lima.
The Peruvian team will fight to end a long negative streak against the green team at altitude. The team currently led by Reynoso has played 10 duels against Bolivia in La Paz, with 3 draws and 7 defeats.
The last time the national team scored points against the visiting Bolivian team was on October 12, 2012, when they were held to a 1-1 draw thanks to goals from Juan Carlos Mariño and Alejandro Chumacero.
It is worth remembering that Peru is in the penultimate field in the table, while the highland team is in last place. Both teams have 1 point each and are the only ones who did not win in the current qualification process.
Did you know…
Referee. Conmebol appointed Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador) and Darío Herrera (Argentina) to adjudicate the Peruvian team’s matches against Bolivia and Venezuela, respectively.
Dryness. Peru is the only team that has not scored any goals this season Qualifiers On the way to the 2026 World Cup. The team led by Reynoso has played four consecutive games without scoring a goal.
The word
Aldo Corzo, defender of Peru
“I have the feeling that we are going to La Paz to play a great game with the plan that Juan (Reynoso) tells us, but we are confident, calm and very focused on playing a great game. “