“I would have loved to have a player like him”: the analysis they make in Chile about Paolo’s debut in the 2023 South American Cup

This duel has a special flavor, since this year, Paolo Guerrero with the Racing shirt faced Ñublense for the Copa Libertadores and in both games, the national forward was victorious on both occasions (4-0 and 2-0). Likewise, Guerrero scored and provided an assist for Matías Rojas’ goal in the first leg, while in the second leg he provided a goal pass for Gonzalo Piovi.

El Comercio contacted the Ñublense coach, Jaime García Arévalo, about facing Paolo Guerrero again for the third time this year.

-You faced Paolo Guerrero this year when he was in Racing and we want to know your feelings about facing him again now with LDU.

Paolo Guerrero is a different player, who moves very well, maybe he hasn’t completely lost his speed. He makes up for many things with his mobility, I would have loved to have a player like him who knows how to move and it’s difficult to mark him, because of his size, he knows how to move well and knows his position very well.

-But will you make a personal mark for Paolo Guerrero?

No, I often try to be able to give the players confidence in every sense that he is a player, regardless of the brand he is, he is going to be a complicated footballer.

-At 39 years old, is Paolo Guerrero still a top striker…?

With his age, the best thing Paolo Guerrero has to do is move well in space, he holds up well, so to play like a ‘9’ like him you have to know how to play with Paolo. I think they have not taken advantage of what he has been doing for years

– What worries you about LDU?

He has been winning 11 or 12 rounds if I’m not mistaken, he is a very complicated opponent, fast, strong, since he has very fast transitions, where we know what we are going to face, for what we are playing for. We are a team with a very small roster and we try to fight it under our argument, since we have good arguments to face them, we have a good footing, but we know that they are a difficult opponent.