After their promising win against Chile, the Peru U23 team returned from “Chemo” del Solar to compete at the 2024 Pre-Olympic Games; However, they lost 2-0 to Argentina. Beyond the result, there are some Bicolor players who showed a great level in the competition. One of the most striking is that of Emilio Saba, which aroused the interest of Jorge Fossati's technical command.
According to journalist Gustavo Peralta, the midfielder and captain of the team are followed by members of the senior national team. “As is known, members of Jorge Fossati's technical team are in Venezuela and are closely following the Peruvian team in the Pre-Olympics. One who is very popular is Emilio Saba, the captain of the U-23 team. He has good values.” his rating,” he explained on his Twitter account.
Emilio Saba is very popular in the senior national team. Photo: Twitter.
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Who is Emilio Saba?
Emilio Saba made his professional debut with the Melgar jersey in 2021. After his time with “Domino”, the 22-year-old player wore the jerseys of Deportivo Municipal, UTC de Cajamarca and Tarma ADT. His good performance at Vendaval Celeste allowed “Chemo” del Solar to include him among those drafted for the Pre-Olympics.
Emilio Saba played for ADT in 2023. Photo: ADT.
This season, Saba, who works as a midfielder or defender for Blanquirroja, will defend Carlos Mannucci's colors in Liga 1.
What did Emilio Saba say after the defeat against Argentina?
After the defeat against the Albiceleste, the captain of the Peruvian team expressed his anger at the result, but stressed that they still dream of advancing to the next phase.
“I'm very angry. We ran and shot, but we made a mistake at the start and the game went uphill for us. I think we did well until the first goal. From then on it was difficult for us, we came.” The exit and the second goal came because we were hoping for a draw (…). This is just beginning. There are two finals left and we will risk our lives with Paraguay,” he said for DSports.