A few days before the Peruvian team’s important matches against Bolivia and Venezuela, Juan Reynoso announced the final list of those who will be looking for victory in the fifth and sixth rounds of qualification World Cup 2026.
El Cabezón has called up a total of 31 players: 15 of them are playing in the local tournament while 16 are playing abroad. The list consists of Pedro Gallese, Carlos Cáceda, Alejandro Duarte, Diego Romero, Luis Advíncula, Aldo Corzo, Miguel Trauco, Marcos López, Miguel Araujo, Alexander Callens, Luis Abram, Carlos Zambrano, Oliver Sonne, Renato Tapia and Wilder Cartagena, Yoshimar Yotún, Pedro Aquino, Sergio Peña, Alexis Arias, Walter Tandazo, Piero Quispe, André Carrillo, Bryan Reyna, Franco Zanelatto, Paolo Guerrero, Gianluca Lapadula, Andy Polo, Joao Grimaldo, Santiago Ormeño, Matías Succar and Edison Flores.
One of the most important news was the return of Gianluca Lapadula, who months ago underwent surgery for instability in the medial cavity of his right ankle.
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Due to this injury, the Bambino had to miss the duels against Paraguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina in the current qualification. The Italian-Peruvian striker had not played for the national team since the friendly against Japan, but Lapadula has fully recovered and is available to Reynoso.
The fuse is also lit for Gianluca. Although he reached qualification with two games played CagliariIn one of them he scored a goal, against Udinese in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup.
The Bambino arrived in the capital this Monday morning to attend the training sessions of the Blanquirroja in La Videna, where he worked in the gym.
Busy. Oliver Sonne is aiming for his debut in Peru. Photo: Distribution
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Lapagol wasn’t the only one to join in the concentration yesterday. Paolo Guerrero and Santiago Ormeño arrived at Jorge Chávez Airport in the afternoon. El Predador comes at a great time after being crowned Copa Sudamericana champions with the Quito League.
On the other hand, Renato Tapia assured that the game against Highlands will be a tough challenge for the entire team and they will have to come out of it with the knife between their teeth.
“If you think that we will go to Bolivia and be superior and everything will go well, you are wrong. Bolivia at home is always very complicated. We know that we need both points and it will be a very nice game,” said the Celta de Vigo player at a press conference.
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The Peruvian team will face Bolivia this Thursday, November 16, at the Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz. The entire team will then face Venezuela on Tuesday, November 21st at the National Stadium in Lima.
It is worth remembering that the white-red team is in the penultimate field of the table Qualifiers with 1 point (1 draw and 3 losses) only above the Highland team.
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Encouraging. Peru met Venezuela nine times in Lima in the South American qualifiers and remained unbeaten with seven wins and just two draws.