Juan Reynoso surprised the fans and provided a list of the players called up by the local media, most of them from the U23 category, with a view to starting the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. However, the coach of the Peru team gave the final squad an will be known in the next few days, explained that this decision indicates the generational change and the next tournaments that the Bicolor face.
“We want to meet many under 23-year-olds. The pre-Olympics will be held in January, we want to integrate it into the universe of under-20s or under-23s who can help us change the generation,” he said at a press conference.
Regarding the attackers Piero Quispe and Joao Grimaldo, who excelled internationally with their respective clubs and made their breakthrough in the first division, the strategist remarked: “They will certainly stay until the end of the FIFA appointment. Along with Reyna, they are three footballers of our future who are in Peru today.”
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Who are the U23 players nominated by Juan Reynoso?
- Diego Romero (21 years old) – university student
- Marco Huamán (20 years old) – Sports Huancayo
- Alonso Yovera (22 years old) – municipal sports
- Jhilmar Lora (22 years old) – Sporting Cristal
- Matías Lazo (20 years old) – Melgar
- Emilio Saba (22 years old) – ADT Tarma
- Sebastian Cavero (21 years old) – Melgar
- Rafael Lutiger (22 years old) – Sporting Cristal
- Adrian Ascues (20 years old) – Sporting Cristal
- Kenji Cabrera (20 years old) – Melgar
- Jostin Alarcon (21 years old) – Sporting Cristal
- Gonzalo Aguirre (20 years old) – Sporting Cristal
- Piero Quispe (22 years old) – university student
- Joao Grimaldo (20 years old) – Sporting Cristal
- Fabrizio Roca (21 years old) – sports boys
- Jhamir D’Arrigo (23 years old) – Melgar
Check out the full list of League 1 called up for the Peru team
- Archers: Carlos Caceda, Renato Solis, Diego Romero
- Defender: Marco Huaman, Carlos Ascues, Alonso Yovera, Jhilmar Lora, Aldo Corzo, Matias Lazo, Emilio Saba, Sebastian Cavero, and Rafael Lutiger
- Midfielder: Adrian Ascues, Yoshimar Yotun, Kenji Cabrera, Jostin Alarcon, Gonzalo Aguirre, Piero Quispe, Edison Flores, Christian Cueva
- Forward: João Grimaldo, Matias Succar, Christopher Olivares, Andy Polo, Alex Valera Fabrizio Roca, Bryan Reyna, Jhamir D’Arrigo.
When will the Peru team debut in qualifiers?
laPeruvian teamwill play against Paraguay on the first day of the South America qualifiers. This duel is scheduled for Thursday September 7th at 17:30 (Peruvian time) in Ciudad del Este.