The Peruvians are playing a friendly against Germany as part of their preparation for qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. 25 footballers had been called by coach Juan Reynoso for these duels, which caused surprise as the average age of this team was 29 years. In this way, the Blanquirroja occupied the last box of the South American countries with older players. One of the veterans is 37-year-old goalkeeper José Carvallo.
In this regard, the former soccer player and former captain of the Peru team Claudio Pizarro was consulted on this situation. The “Bomber” allowed himself to be joked in an interview about the average age of the bicolor and hinted that “he’ll be waiting for his call”. Let’s recall that he retired from this sport on July 6, 2020, defending the Werder Bremen jersey.
“The average age is quite high, which is because none of the players in the Peru team are eliminated. They hope to keep being called up,” he said. Claudio Pizarro between laughter in a magazine of the umbrella organization of German football.
Peru national team: which footballers are older?
In the last call for Juan ReinosoThe oldest player at 37 is the experienced goalkeeper José Carvallo. They are followed by Carlos Zambrano, Pedro Gallese, Luis Advíncula and Gianluca Lapadula, all four at 33. Next, look at the list of athletes who are over 30 years old.
Peru vs. Germany: date, time and channel of the friendly match
The international match between Peru and Germany takes place this Saturday, March 25th at 2.45 p.m. (Peruvian time).
Which TV station broadcasts Peru vs. Germany?
Good luck to all Peruvians, Peru vs Germany can see both open signal and cable. Movistar Deportes (14 and 714 in HD), América TV (4 and 704 in HD) and ATV (9 and 709 in HD) will broadcast all the incidents of this clash.