After the conclusion of the friendly against South Korea – which the Peru team won with a great goal from Bryan Reyna and an assist from Paolo Guerrero – the Bicolor captain gave an interview and shared what he had talked to the coach of the South Korean team. Jürgen Klinsmann, who approached him at the end of the meeting. Bicolor’s “9” admitted that the German coach had told him: “Never retire. Keep playing”, which caused a surprise in the “Predator”.
The striker said he welcomed the German strategist, who he met during his Bundesliga stint between 2002 and 2012, and was delighted to meet him and former team-mate Son. “My idea was to ask him how he is doing with the language here (South Korea). ‘I’m learning Korean,’ he replied. I am happy to see him, as is Heung-Min Son, who must be too.” As he was waiting for me, he said to me, ‘Then I will find you’. It makes me happy to see people again after a long time,” said the Peru team’s top scorer.