Peru and its surprising lineup against Venezuela win for the

Peru and its surprising lineup against Venezuela win for the first time in 2026 qualifying

With double “9”! In what could be his last game, Juan Reynoso would commit to this starting XI as he looks to get out of last place in these Conmebol qualifiers.

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After suffering their fourth consecutive defeat in these 2026 South America qualifiers and finishing last, the Peruvian team They almost absolutely need a win in order not to distance themselves from the dream of taking part in the next World Cup. The Bicolor have only added 1 point and against Venezuela they have the opportunity to improve a position and overtake Bolivia, currently in ninth place with 3 units.

The last time the Peruvian team beat Venezuela at home was on September 5, 2021. Then both teams met for the last time on even ground on November 16, 2021 and there was also a 2-1 win for the national team . Now Juan Reynoso’s side will look to continue this streak to recover from this poor start to qualifying.

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During this qualification process, Juan Reynoso used 23 different players in the lineup for each game. The only regular players who have played every minute are Pedro Gallese and Yoshimar Yotun. With this in mind and taking into account this constant variation of the national coach in the starting lineup, the national team could perform against Vinotinto as follows:

  • Pedro Gallese, Aldo Corzo, Luis Abram, Pedro Aquino, Marcos Lopez, Renato Tapia, Yoshimar Yotun, Piro Quispe, Andre Carrillo, Bryan Reyna and Gianluca Lapadula.

This game could be Juan Máximo Reynoso’s last match as coach of the Peruvian team, as, according to Latina, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) decided to cut ties due to the poor results.

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