Barros Schelotto and the role of judge that Paraguay will play in the Qualifiers: “It is a stage in which we love to be”

Guillermo Barros Schelotto knows that the team he leads can decide the panorama of Chile and Colombia, two teams that will be pending Peru vs. Paraguay, in its intention to obtain the quota for the playoffs. In this context, the coach stated that he is focused, in the first instance, on the work of his team with a view to the future. So, based on that, he announced that he will not go out to speculate in Lima, regardless of the needs of those who dream of Qatar 2022.

“It is a new opportunity to show where we stand”, declared the Argentine DT at a press conference. And I add: “Against Ecuador, which was a team with chances of going to the World Cup still losing, we played a great game. Fixed various issues regarding the previous four matches. We started to build something to gradually get excited”Held.

Then, Barros Schelotto explained in the Peruvian capital that he will experience a situation similar to the one he faced at home last Thursday. “This is a match (against Peru) with the same scenario. With a team that wins, they will go to the playoffs, they have their expectations set on this game and depending on this result, other teams will have a chance”he expressed.

Along the same lines, the Albirroja coach admitted that he likes to face this type of exam. Of course, the ‘Twin’ stated that his players have the mission of leaving everything on the field to win a victory and, in this way, leave a good image in the Qualifiers, despite being left without options to go to the Copa del World.

“So it’s a stage we love to be on. We will play with honesty, responsibility and professionalism to the fullest. We will try to win because that’s what we play for, that’s why we like football so much. We will have a good match against Peru, each one with their intentions, their desire and possibilities”he indicated.

No defined team

Miguel Almirón, Gustavo Gómez, Matías Villasanti, Blas Riveros and Robert Morales will miss the appointment in Lima. Without those important players, Barros Schelotto revealed that he needs time to define the eleven that he will send to the field of the National Stadium. For this task, the same Tuesday was set as a limit, hours before the duel, which begins at 6:30 in the afternoon.

“We have some forced expulsion and suspension changes. We have until tomorrow to define the eleven, beyond today’s and yesterday’s practice, which had to do with it. We are going to define it as the match approaches”said the coach, who confirmed that Robert Rojas is recovered and mentioned that Jesús Medina and Óscar Romero will have chances.