Nothing is said. Juan Reynoso announced the shortlist for the friendlies against Germany and Morocco; and one of the surprises was the appearance of Brandon Palacios, Son of Roberto el ‘Chorri’ Palacios. The 24-year-old midfielder got off to a great start at his club Deportivo Binacional, scoring one goal in the Copa Sudamericana. His good performances didn’t go unnoticed at La Videna and that’s why he was considered for the micro wheel.
Given that, the Sporting Cristal-trained forward was happy with the news; However, he made it clear that he does not rule out taking a possible call from his country of birth.
“My first choice is Peru even though I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. If Peru didn’t call me into a team and Mexico does, I wouldn’t miss an opportunity. I would like it to be Peruvian,” he explained in a dialogue with the program “Todas las voces del fútbol”.
Why can Brandon Palacios play for another team?
As the attacker himself mentioned, with Dual nationality allows you to choose between Mexico and Peru. Even if his name stays in the final list of ‘Cabezón’ and he manages to add minutes against the Germans and Moroccans, that doesn’t guarantee him to continue wearing the bicolor either. According to FIFA regulations A footballer must play three official matches to rule out the option to represent another country (friendly matches do not fall into this category).
Brandon Palacios scored the fastest goal in Copa Sudamericana history
In Binacional’s 3-1 defeat by César Vallejo, which eliminated them from the Copa Sudamericana, Brandon Palacios’ goal against the poets became the fastest goal in the history of the competition (11 seconds).
“When I scored the goal, I didn’t think it was the fastest goal. At the end of the game, I got messages saying it was the fastest goal of the trophy,” he said.
Peruvian team: list of those called to the microcycle
- Archers: Jose Carvallo, Carlos Caceda.
- Defender: Roberto Villamarin, Carlos Ascues, Carlos Zambrano, and Paolo Reyna.
- Midfield player: Erick Gonzales, Yoshimar Yotun, Jesús Castillo, Leonardo Villar, Aldair Fuentes, Jairo Concha, Ray Sandoval, Brandon Palacios.
- Forward: Andy Polo, Bryan Reyna, Matias Succar, and Alex Valera.