After the valuable point saved in Lima against the Peruvian team (1:1), the strategist was Fernando Batistaassured that despite the fact that they “played on equal terms” against the Bicolor, they were a difficult rival to beat in this game on the sixth day of the 2026 qualification. However, he also stated that Juan Reynoso’s team has all the skills, “Get out of this situation.
“It became difficult to come to Lima to play. (Peru) They have good, capable players, they have a coach who I think can still fight to get out of this situation. It’s strange to see Peru in this situation. “At the bottom of the table,” the Argentine coach explained at a press conference.
The Vinotinto team drew 1-1 with Peru on the sixth day of 2026 qualifying. Photo: María José Vargas/La República
On the other hand, Batista He gave a brief assessment of where the Llanera team had reached and what they were missing to finally achieve victory at the National Stadium:
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“(It was missing) to adjust the markings, to play in the central zone, where Peru wanted to put pressure, to find the pass for the teammate. (That) we found in the second half and in the last few minutes,” he said.
Finally, referring to the good moment experienced by the Vinotinto team, the Argentine coach said that what has been achieved so far is based on the “conviction” of the players in each game.
“It is the conviction that we achieve with the players from the first minute of the game. We are not afraid of anyone, we will (always) play on equal terms because we have to believe in ourselves,” concluded the direct coach of Venezuela.
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When will Venezuela play again for the 2026 qualifiers?
La Vinotinto, like the other teams, will have to wait until September 2024 to return to action in these qualifiers. In the month mentioned above the red wine meets Bolivia and Uruguay respectively.
Where does Vinotinto stand in the overall ranking?
After a 1-1 draw against Peru at the National Stadium in Lima, Venezuela remains in the qualifying zone with 9 points (4th place).
This is what the rankings for the 2026 qualification looked like. Photo: Google/capture