Raúl Ruidíaz returns? His numbers in the Peruvian team against his statistics in the Seattle Sounders

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The great moment of Raul Ruidíaz in it Seattle Sounders makes us wonder about his future in the peruvian national team. The numbers and statistics make us believe that we are talking about two different players. While in his club the national striker triumphs, scores and wins titles as in the last Concachampions, in the Blanquirroja his poor performance has generated doubts and criticism among the Peruvian fans.

It is not the first time that a national player goes through a situation like this. We lived it at the time with Claudio Pizarro. The ‘Bombardier of the Andes’ made history in Germany, leaving his mark on emblematic clubs, despite the fact that in the Peruvian team he did not have the development and hunger for goals that many expected. Without going too far, in our neighboring country Leo Messi has not had it easy in the Albiceleste if we compare all his successes in Barcelona.

The news of the Peruvian attacker suggests a possible call with a playoff that is getting closer and closer and the World Cup dream of millions of Peruvians to see the Selection in Qatar 2022.

Let us remember that the Peruvian was only present in seven qualifying matches towards Qatar 2022 and failed to score anything. Likewise, the injuries were present for the national attacker, complicating his appearance in the calls for Ricardo Gareca.

The last approach of ‘La Pulga’ with the Selection It was around January of this year, when the technical command invited those selected from the mls among which are Pedro Gallese, Alexander Callens, Marcos López, Yoshimar Yotún and Raúl Ruidíaz to train in Videna. The striker declined the invitation and decided to go on vacation with his family to Europe after a fairly busy 2021, so he was not present in the friendlies against Panama or Jamaica and was not called up for the four remaining dates of the playoffs.

Despite his situation with the Selection, Ruidíaz never stopped shining with him Sounders. In 2020 he was crowned champion of the Western Conference against Minnesota United, overcoming the score by 3-2, with a goal from the Peruvian in the 89th minute. In addition, he would reach 50 goals wearing the ‘Rave Green’ shirt in the 2021. With yesterday’s feat, the Seattle Sounders add a new title that will lead them to play the 2022 Club World Cup with Raúl Ruidíaz as the club’s second top scorer with 64 goals.

The great moment of Ruidíaz I would think that we could see him in the next call for the playoff on June 13. The truth is that the ‘Tiger’ Gareca has never closed the doors of the Selection and has always respected his decision: “Raúl (Ruidíaz) has always been one of the most summoned, we always respect any type of position that the player has in every aspect. At no time will he have the doors of the National Team closed.” HToday the attacker celebrates a new championship and we’ll see what Gareca and his technical command decide.