Alex Valera on living with Guerrero and Lapadula in the national team: “I’m going to learn a little from them”

At 27 years old, alex valera carries on his shoulders and, back, be the ‘9′ of the peruvian team and compete on an equal footing with Gianluca Lapadula and Paolo Guerrero for that position. The numbers he has with Universitario de Deportes, his team this season, he says. He has 10 goals in 13 games and for that reason he was called up to the Peruvian team for the friendly matches against South Korea and Japan.

That is why, upon his arrival in Seoul to join the training sessions of the Peruvian team, Alex Valera was questioned by the Soccer cameras in America so that I spoke about his call.

“It has been a long journey, but with the motivation to start training and be available to the coach for these matches,” Valera claimed in Fútbol en América, with a view to the friendlies against South Korea and Japan.

Likewise, when questioned about the competition he will have in the position due to the presence of Paolo Guerrero and Gianluca Lapadula, the Universitario de Deportes striker said: “The competition up there is going to be very tough, I come with all the confidence to work and contribute to the selection”.

However, the attacker, Alex Valera, referred to the return of Paolo Guerrero’s squad and the good moment of Gianluca Lapadula in Cagliari after being their goalscorer this season with 25 goals and promotion to Serie A, with his team. “It helps a lot for the team that Paolo returns and with Gianluca who has been scoring, he will add a lot and it will also help me learn from them, I am constantly learning, I will continue working,” he told Fútbol en América.

Finally, let’s remember that Alex Valera has played 12 games with the Peruvian team and has scored 3 goals so far. That is to say, his football career is on the rise.