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The memory of the defeat in the penalty shootout of the Peruvian team at the hands of Australia, in the playoff for the World Cup in Qatar, is still fresh. Not only the fans continue to lament the harsh result, but also the footballers. The most recent to pronounce himself has been Pedro Aquino.
“A few days have passed and I still feel pain, anger and frustration, but I am convinced that it will soon pass.wrote in a post on Instagram, the Peruvian midfielder, who was a substitute at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium and entered the 80th minute to replace Sergio Peña.
In his message, Aquino also took the fall as a learning experience and left some words of encouragement in the face of the following challenges. “I have the learning, hard learning that will make us better and stronger for the next thing to come. Up Peru, one heart! he added.
Pedro Aquino, 27, is regularly called up to the Peruvian national team, although the player missed the last matches of the South American Qualifiers due to injury. In total, the ex-soccer player for Sporting Cristal, Lobos BUAP and León has 37 games with the rojiblanca.
What Aquino now has to do is take a break for a few days, to later join América, which is doing the preseason with a view to starting the 2022 Liga MX Opening. The debut of the ‘Eagles’ is scheduled for July 2 against Atlas, current Aztec football champion.
On the horizon, in addition to the local competition, there are also friendlies against Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid, all in July.
Source: Elcomercio
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