he will fight Juan Reynoso has decided to include several players from the 1st division in his tender for the Peru team’s friendlies and one of the names that stands out the most is that of Alex Valera. Before joining work on Asian territory, the Universitario de Deportes forward was aware that he will face competition from Gianluca Lapadula and Paolo Guerrero.
“It’s been a long road, but with the motivation to start training and be available to the coach for these games (…). “The competition at the top will be very tough, I come here with all the confidence to work for the national team and to contribute,” he said in front of the “Football in America” cameras.
Likewise, the 27-year-old footballer stated that he will try to learn everything he can from his more experienced teammates. Let’s remember that the “Predator” returned to the Bicolor after a long absence, while the “Bambino” has just made promotion to Serie A with Cagliari.
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“It helps the team a lot that Paolo is coming back and together with Gianluca who has scored goals he will contribute a lot and it will also help me to learn from them. I’m always learning, I’ll keep working,” he concluded.
Peru national team: squad list
- Archers:Pedro Gallese, Jose Carvallo and Carlos Cáceda.
- Defense:Carlos Zambrano, Miguel Araujo, Jhilmar Lora, Miguel Trauco, Marcos López, Luis Abram, Alexander Callens, Anderson Santamaria
- Midfield player:Yoshimar Yotún, Christofer Gonzales, Jesús Castillo, Edison Flores, Sergio Peña, Pedro Aquino, Wilder Cartagena, Christian Cueva
- Forward:Gianluca Lapadula, Paolo Guerrero, Alex Valera, Bryan Reyna, and Christopher Olivares.
When will Peru play South Korea and Japan?
The Peruvian team will compete against each otherSouth Korea on Friday, June 16 at 6:00 a.m. (Peruvian time). The bicolor is then measuredJapan on Tuesday, June 20 at 4:55 a.m. (national time). Both duels will be held on the Asian continent and will be broadcast by ATV and Movistar Deportes.
Relive Alex Valera’s last game
Before joining Blanquirroja, Alex Valera was involved in Universitario’s defeat by Independiente Santa Fe in the penultimate Copa Sudamericana Group G game.