The South American U23 Olympic Pre-Olympics begin next January 20th; For this reason, the Peruvian team of José Guillermo del Solar Train hard to perform great and achieve the desired classification Paris 2024. However, as this is not a FIFA tournament, clubs are not obliged to release their players, even if the coach calls them up. Because of this, “Chemo” faced a major problem that undermined the national team before the competition. In a press conference, the strategist regretted that he would not mention some names.
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“I understand the clubs because everyone looks after their own interests. I checked the guys that I would like to have in the national team and they couldn't come and there are eight, that's the exact number, more than half. “I would have liked to have them. There are three footballers from abroad whose teams didn't give me a gift: one did Piero Quispe, who went to Mexico; another is Alfonso Barco, which is located in Uruguay; And Jesus Castillowhich is in Portugal,” said the DT.
There are also players at national level who wanted to integrate but were unable to mobilize them: “Grimaldo j Jostin Alarcon de Sporting Cristal; Catriel Cabellos from Alianza Lima and two guys from Melgar that I could count on Matias Lazo j Kenji CabreraDel Solar added.
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Which players did “Chemo” del Solar want for the pre-Olympics?
- Piero Quispe – Pumas UNAM (Mexico)
- Alfonso Barco – Sporting defender (Uruguay)
- Jesús Castillo – Gil Vicente (Portugal)
- Catriel Cabellos – Lima Alliance
- Joao Grimaldo – Sporting Cristal
- Jostin Alarcon – Sporting Cristal
- Matias Lazo – FBC Melgar
- Kenji Cabrera – FBC Melgar.
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Date 1
- Peru vs Chile
- Sunday, January 21st
- Time: 3 p.m
Date 2
- Peru vs Argentina
- Wednesday, January 24th
- Time: 6 p.m
Date 3
- Paraguay vs Argentina Peru
- Saturday, January 27th
- Time: 3 p.m
Date 4
- Uruguay vs Argentina Peru
- Tuesday, January 30th
- Time: 3 p.m