The Peruvian team I still can’t find the path to victory in this South American qualification 2026. La Bicolor drew 1-1 with Venezuela on matchday six of qualifying and remained bottom of the table with just two points. After this draw at the national stadium, the coach said Juan Reynoso He spoke at a press conference and made it clear what he thinks about his continuity.
“I still think the same thing (about the continuity of the project), this is not the right time to speculate,” he explained.
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What did Reynoso say when asked if he was the right coach for Peru?
The 53-year-old strategist was asked if he thought he was the right coach for the Peruvian team and he answered “yes.” “Yes, I still think I am the right coach to lead the Peruvian team. I’m sure that (…) the boys’ commitment and Peruvian football motivate me,” he said.
What did Reynoso say about a possible resignation request from Oblitas?
Another question put to Juan Reynoso concerned the request from the General Director of Football of the FPF, Juan Carlos Oblitas, to leave the technical management of Bicolor after the defeat against Bolivia in La Paz and replied that it was the idea to ask him. In addition, he specified that Oblitas had not yet communicated anything to him.
“It would be good if you asked Oblitas, he hasn’t told me anything. I saw him before and at the end of the game. I’m surprised because if he had told League 1, he should have told me in the dressing room.” “I want to believe that it is a situation that is not real,” he explained to the media.
Is Juan Reynoso leaving the Peru national team?
According to Líbero journalist Gustavo Peralta, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) has asked Reynoso’s entourage to resign from his position, but the coach has no plans to resign. In view of this opposition, the governing body is already negotiating his exit with those around him.