Although Juan Carlos Oblitas stated at Jorge Chávez airport that he was traveling to the United States for personal reasons, the Peruvian Football Federation’s sports director actually traveled to Uruguay.
Last Tuesday, Ciego’s migration certificate was revealed, which confirmed that he had left for Uruguayan lands, where Jorge Fossati is currently staying, to hold a meeting with the coach of the Universitario and convince him to take over the technical management of the Peruvian team.
Before his departure, Oblitas did not hesitate to recognize Fossati’s skills as well as his knowledge of the local environment, an important factor in reversing the current ills that the national team is experiencing.
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At this meeting, issues such as contract duration, logistics and working methods will be defined in order to achieve an improvement in the game of the every-team team, which is going through a difficult period in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
However, the most important condition for this meeting to take place normally would be the confirmation of Juan Reynoso’s separation from the Peruvian Football Federation.
Although Oblitas has been in Montevideo since Tuesday, Fossati demanded that Cabezón’s connection be clarified before any proposal is even discussed. Furthermore, the coach of the 2023 Liga 1 champions has a contract with Universitario for the whole of 2024 and has scheduled the Creams’ preseason to start on December 18, leaving them racing against time.
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Once his arrival at Blanquirroja is complete, Jorge Fossati would be in charge of his third national team, having already done so with Uruguay (2004-2005) and Qatar (2007-2009 and 2016-2017).
When the strategist took the reins of the Celeste, the Uruguayan team was in a similar situation to Peru in their respective qualification process (Germany 2006) and was at that point outside the World Cup qualifying zone, which they eventually had access to in the playoffs with Australia .
The Uruguayan’s first challenge would be the Copa América, which will take place in the United States in June 2024 and would represent a great opportunity to put together a renewed squad like Ricardo Gareca did in the 2016 edition. Likewise, the friendly matches that will also take place in Peru in March will serve to put together the desired team.
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On the other hand, Reynoso would have accepted the 50% reduction in financial compensation, allowing both sides to reach an agreement on the separation from Cabezón, since if a solution is not found, the organization that regulates national football will take this case to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
It is worth remembering that the Peruvian team is in last place in the South American qualification with only 2 points out of 18 possible, and is also the only team that has not won a single game in the current competition.
The national team has a record of 2 draws (Paraguay and Venezuela) and 4 defeats (Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Bolivia). The qualification process will continue in September 2024, the month in which Peru faces Colombia at home and Ecuador at home, both very complicated games.
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The FPF does not lose hope that the Peruvian team can return to a World Cup like the 2018 Russia edition.
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The reason. Sergio Peña pointed out that Peru’s problem is more of a collective nature, as there are several new players and they do not get along on the pitch. “I think if the team doesn’t do well, we won’t get results,” said the midfielder.
Take your face out. Gallese reiterated that they support Reynoso despite the bad moment. “I don’t know what will happen to Professor Juan, all I can say is that he is a great technician,” Octopus said.