VOTE: Should Carlos Zambrano start against Uruguay after his great River-Boca?

Very few opportunities have Carlos Zambrano in 2022 to show up with Boca Juniors. Almost always the Peruvian defender was relegated to the substitute bench. However, the injury of the xeneize captain, Carlos Izquierdoz, opened the doors for the ‘Kaiser’ to mark a presence in a new Argentine Superclassic. And she did not disappoint. A few days before the match against Uruguay in Montevideo, the ‘5′ proved to be prepared for any upcoming challenge.

In the March 14 match against Estudiantes, Izquierdoz suffered a fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal in his left foot and his main replacement card was Zambrano. The national defender played 65 minutes that day and, after learning later that his partner had to undergo surgery, the ‘Kaiser’ aimed to be a starter for the important match against River Plate.

This generated an environment of doubts and questions in the ‘xeneize’ environment. And it is that many in Argentina, in the run-up to the Superclásico, distrusted Carlos Zambrano’s ability to take the position of Left. Since his arrival, the Peruvian has not been able to escape being the center of criticism in his club.

However, the 32-year-old center-back ignored the accusations against him and a great match was played on Sunday.

Carlos Zambrano he played the entire match and, from the 66th minute, was conditioned by a yellow card, but he knew how to deal with it and came out with flying colors.

That yes, without a doubt, the most outstanding play of the ‘Kaiser’ was just at the end of the game. When the potatoes were burning, when Tomás Pochettino was ready to score the equalizer, when Boca most needed a savior, the Peruvian defender appeared imposing his physique in front of the ball to cushion the shot and prevent River from scoring 1-1 .

That crossing of Zambrano was essential for the ‘xeneizes’ to win after five years in the Monumental de Núñez. Superb performance. Even the Diario Olé, which usually gives low scores to the Peruvian, this time qualified with seven points the performance of the national defender.

With a superb performance in the Superclásico, the defender of the Peruvian team arrives inspired in Lima to join the ‘Blanquirroja’ training sessions. Now he is preparing for the decisive duels against Uruguay and Paraguay, where he hopes to be a starter, although that does not depend on him.

Should he start in Montevideo?

At the Centenario Stadium, the Peruvian team faces a rather complicated scenario. Ricardo Gareca is aware that it is necessary to steal points from Montevideo, so he is already preparing his best weapons to face the match. And, among those weapons, is Carlos Zambrano.

Although the ‘Kaiser’ lost a lot of ground with the national team in these Qualifiers, lately he had a favorable opportunity to show himself again with the ‘Blanquirroja’, after Christian Ramos’ injury, and he did not do badly at all.

Carlos Zambrano He played the first two games of the current South American qualifier and, after being expelled against Brazil on the second day, he spent a long time without being considered by Gareca. He was not called up in several Qualifying matches and not for the 2021 Copa América.

who was consolidated with Alexander Callens at defensive back.

Similarly, that month the ‘Kaiser’ started in the duel against Argentina by technical decision and starred in a positive performance. However, in November he returned to the bench in the games against Bolivia in Lima and Venezuela in Caracas.

The 32-year-old defender was instrumental in defending Pedro Gallese’s unbeaten goal in Barranquilla (1-0) and then looked confident at defense in the game in Lima (1-1).

Now with 155 important minutes that he has added now last in Boca, the ‘Kaiser’ seeks to be a starter against Uruguay, but not only depends on his good present. Zambrano is aware that he has to fight for his position with Christian Ramos.

Although ‘La Sombra’ is not going through a good time with Alianza Lima, he also has the indispensable trust of Gareca. . In addition, Ramos appears in the eleven that the ‘Tiger’ tried last Monday in training.

In this context, the Argentine coach will have to carefully analyze his choice for Callens’ companion in central defense.

Be that as it may, whoever the ‘Tiger’ chooses, there is a guarantee that either of them will sacrifice whatever it takes to help the team achieve a good result. At this point, playing 100% is mandatory and all the ‘Blanquirroja’ players know that.