A few hours before the 2026 qualifier was played, coach Juan Reynoso left out five players from the final list of 23, including the Danish-born player.
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This Tuesday, October 17th, Peru vs. Chile will face each other for the fourth time in the 2026 South American qualifiers. The Peruvian team needs to recover from two consecutive defeats and get a positive result from this duel. Coach Juan Reynoso cannot count on some players for this game due to injuries; while others will have to leave the final list as only 23 players need to appear.
In addition to the absences of Marcos Lopez (blocked due to accumulation of yellow tones), Carlos Zambrano (injury) and Christopher Gonzales (injury), five other squad members will miss the game against the Albiceleste and will watch it from the stands of the National Stadium in Lima.
Which players were left off the Peru vs. list? Argentina?
Some footballers who were excluded from the game against Chile would return to the same situation. These players will be: Fabricio Roca, Piero Quispe, Jhilmar Lora, Oliver Sonne and Miguel Araujo.
Peru vs. Argentina: possible formation of the bicolor
- Peru: Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Anderson Santamaría, Luis Abram, Nilson Loyola; Wilder Cartagena, Yoshimar Yotun, Franco Zanelatto, Andy Polo; André Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero.
List of Peru team against Argentina
- Archers: Pedro Gallese (Orlando City), Carlos Cáceda (FBC Melgar) and Renato Solís (Sporting Cristal).
- defender: Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors), Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes), Alexander Callens (AEK Atenas), Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers), Anderson Santamaría (Atlas), Luis Abram (Atlanta United), Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal), Nilson Loyola (Sporting Cristal) and Oliver Sonne (Silkeborg IF).
- midfield player: Renato Tapia (Celta de Vigo), Pedro Aquino (Santos Laguna), Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal), Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City), Jairo Concha (Alianza Lima), Piero Quispe (Universitario) and Sergio Peña (Malmö FF).
- Forward: Franco Zanelatto (Alianza Lima), Andy Polo (Universitario), Bryan Reyna (Alianza Lima), Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal), André Carrillo (Al Qadisiya), Paolo Guerrero (LDU Quito), Santiago Ormeño (Juárez) and Fabrizio Roca (sports boys).
What time does Peru vs. play? Argentina for 2026 qualification?
The Peruvian team will play this Tuesday, October 17, against their Argentine counterpart for the fourth date of the 2026 qualification. The game will start at 9:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) and will take place at the National Stadium in Lima.