Juan Reynoso After his arrival in August 2022, he stopped being coach of the Peruvian team and replaced Ricardo Gareca. The “Cabezón” were unable to record a win in the first six matchdays of the year South American qualification 2026 and leaves the Bicolor in last place with 2 points. The coach who will replace him is the former coach of Universitario Jorge Fossatiwho arrived in Peru last weekend to finalize the agreement with the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF).
After the eventful departure of Juan Reynoso from the entire team, Paolo Guerrero He spoke out for the first time and assured that it was difficult to explain what happened in the first days of qualification. The current LDU striker stated that the team had little time to work, which also meant that Reynoso's idea could not be well understood.
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What did Paolo Guerrero say about Juan Reynoso's departure?
“It's hard to explain to you, it's a feeling that (there was) little working time, we arrived with very little time to work, (for) the group to understand the idea of Juan (Reynoso). The group did everything possible, Juan” I tried to work hard day after day with the entire coaching staff and the psychologist. I think everyone tried to support me, but the results were not there,” he explained in an interview with Luis Carrillo Pinto, a sports marketing specialist.
Furthermore, the Bicolor's top scorer was saddened by the few points they were able to collect in these first games, stating that they were unable to “match up with Reynoso”.
“It's a shame we couldn't get the points we needed to be in the fight for the World Cup. I'm very sorry because we didn't get the 'click' with Juan because the results didn't help.” Football is like that, I'm sure he'll get even more revenge, at some point he'll get them and his Career will go well,” he added.
How many games did Juan Reynoso coach in the Peruvian team?
The 53-year-old coach was in charge of the Bicolor in 14 games: 8 friendlies and 6 games for the 2026 qualification. Reynoso recorded 4 wins (all in friendlies) and no win in the qualification.