Ricardo Gareca and his concerns: Why the long list in the call for the Qualifiers?

Two finals are coming for the peruvian national team. Two real endings. With the knife between her teeth, the ‘Blanquirroja’ will go in search of a feat in Montevideo and then hope to close with a flourish in Lima. For these challenges against Uruguay and Paraguay, Ricardo Gareca He has already summoned all his warriors. And the most curious thing is that the ‘Tiger’ accumulated more names on the steering wheel. But everything has an explanation.

In the list that the Argentine coach announced this Friday, through a press conference,

Renato Tapia, Wilder Cartagena, Josepmir Ballón, Sergio Peña, Horacio Calcaterra, Yoshimar Yotún, Christofer Gonzáles, André Carrillo, Gabriel Costa, Edison Flores, Christian Cueva, Raziel García are the midfielders that appear on the payroll.

The presence of Josepmir Ballón is the most surprising in the call.

Since then, Ballón only appeared in the 2019 Copa América squad, where he only played two games, and hethen it was considered only for friendly matches in that same year and, recently, in January 2022. Now, his inclusion on the list against Uruguay and Paraguay goes through a matter of help at the wheel.

All of the aforementioned, in case of receiving a yellow card in the duel against the Charrúas, will lose the duel against the Guarani.

It is likely that in the legendary Centennial Stadium many selected will be reprimanded. The game, days before its development, announces a friction game in the middle of the field. For this reason, in the midst of the concern generated by this uncertain panorama, the ‘Tiger’ Gareca has already chosen all his cards to help his midfielder in case he needs it.

Another concern?

Another sector of the Peruvian team that generated -and continues to generate- concern weeks before the Qualifiers is on the sides of the defensive back.

In the case of Roe deer, lately he has been absent with Universitario de Deportes due to an adductor injury. However, Ricardo Gareca is confident that the right back of the Peruvian team will be able to be prepared for the two upcoming challenges. Also, in case it does not arrive, Jhilmar Lora is on the list to reinforce that area.

“With Corzo they give me guarantees that he will arrive for both games, because that is what the doctor and physical trainer have told me. It is also what he transmits and the player communicates to us. The injury is not serious. In case it does not happen that he is not in the first game, there is Jhilmar (…) Also, in any emergency, we always have the boys from the local environment “Gareca explained at the press conference.

In this as to Miguel Traucohis inactivity at Saint-Étienne could take its toll.

. Be that as it may, the little activity that both players have had in this time is not a reason for anguish for Gareca.

“As no left-back has yellow cards, neither Miguel Trauco nor Marco López, we don’t see the possibility of calling up a third party. With them two we believe that we are covered. In case there is something new, we have Nilson Loyola and some other boy, who are always in our sights”said the ‘Tiger’.