Only three shots: this is how Guerrero and Lapadula performed playing together for only 45 minutes

In the early hours of this Tuesday, Peru once again saw Gianluca Lapadula and Paolo Guerrero playing together in the attack of the Peruvian team. They were the first 45 minutes of Peru vs. Japan. We had already seen them in 2021 against Colombia (25 minutes), but this time there were better conclusions.

Juan Reynoso had warned him in the previous one. “An attempt was made to explain the risks involved in playing that way,” he said. And those problems arose against Japan, which in the first half made it 2-0 thanks to goals after counterattacks.

Gianluca Lapadula and Paolo Guerrero shared the attack, with the Bambino more anchored in the middle and Paolo with more mobility to look for than associate, both as the striker and with those who reached the attack zone.

Against the Japanese dominance, Peru could not find their two 9s. Only in the 31st minute in a good counterattack, and in the 40th minute in a good combination between the two, but Gianluca was off side and the goal was cancelled.

It was Gianluca Lapadula who, being further forward, sought to show himself more for the media pass, but Japan never left space for deep balls. Thus, the two 9 were drowning in a field where the red dresses did not arrive.

It was a game in which goalkeeper Pedro Gallese (17) touched it more times than the two wingers. In which Cueva never connected with them and in which the wings could not climb in search of a center to seek to win from above.

Gianluca Lapadula had two goal chances. One went wide and in the other they canceled the goal for off side. Both went after a pass from Paolo Guerrero. There is no doubt that they can connect well between them, the problem is that both were disconnected from the rest of the team.

Both can play together, but it would be necessary to resolve the issue in the midfield, so that the midfielders can enable them more continuously.

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