In March the Peruvian team will play a series of friendly matches leading up to the FIFA deadline as part of its preparation for the Copa América in June and the 2026 qualifiers in September. Jorge Fossaticurrent coach of the Bicolor, confirmed a few days ago that these preparatory games will take place against rivals from Central America and not from Europe as speculated.
In addition, the former Universitario coach pointed out that the stadiums chosen to host these friendlies would be the following: Monumental U-Marathon Stadium and Alejandro Villanueva Stadium (Matute). The reason for this decision is that the National will be at capacity due to some planned events on these dates.
On January 10, Jorge Fossati was officially appointed as Peru's coach. Photo: La Bicolor/X
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What did Jean Ferrari say after the FPF request for the Monumental Stadium?
Regarding the request of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) for the Ate venue to be one of the venues for these Bicolor commitments, the interim administrator Jean Ferrari He replied that they were still studying this possibility so that it could not conflict with the repairs being carried out on the field.
“I got a call from the association to rent the (Monumental) stadium for March. We will check whether this does not conflict with the preparation and repair of the field. Our priority is that our team plays on a very good field,” he explained after the inauguration of the new administrative offices of the Cream complex at the Monumental.
What did Jorge Fossati say about the Peruvian team's friendly matches?
The experienced Uruguayan strategist confirmed a few days ago that these preparatory games will take place against Concacaf rivals.
“They will be Central American rivals, they are 99% advanced. From there there are two teams that recently played against Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. They are important rivals that allow us to compete against elements with similar characteristics to those we will see in the Copa América. I'll give it another bullet. The national stadium is occupied. Back to the monumental? You will be informed. And it wouldn't just be the monumental. Let’s go up,” he said in a dialogue with RPP.
When would the Peru team's friendly matches take place?
Although there are no confirmed dates for the first FIFA date of the year, the friendlies would take place between March 18 and 26.