In defense of Ruidíaz? The message that Jean Ferrari tweeted about the goal that Brazil scored against Peru

The agonizing goal with which the Brazilian team beat Peru 0-1 in Lima, in the match for the second round of the Qualifiers 2026continues to cause something to talk about in the country, especially due to the defensive lack of concentration that the national team had in the set piece play – which Neymar started and ended with an accurate header from Marquinhos – for the visitor’s goal.

One of the most criticized players in the last hours was the striker Raúl Ruidíazwho entered the field of play at 78 minutes to replace Andre Carrillo. In the action of the Brazilian goal, Neymar takes the corner and the ball reaches the position of Marquinhoswho anticipates the national attacker in the jump and places the header impossible for the goalkeeper to save Pedro Gallese.

It surprised more than one that Ruidíaz was the player who was covering the near post area of ​​the Peruvian goal, especially if one takes into account that he is a player 1.69 meters tall, and is not exactly a virtuous element in the game. aerial or defensive tasks.

On Wednesday night, in a day in which Raúl Ruidíaz was one of the main people accused of Brazil’s goal, the temporary administrator of Universitario de Deportes, Jean Ferrariposted a message on Twitter about that particular action.

“To criticize you have to know the subject, ask if the mark on a stopped ball was zone or personal, from there the opinion. I understand that it was a person, then someone dropped the mark. The approach against Brazil was good and each game will be a different story. Up Peru”, tweeted the merengue manager, who in his time as a soccer player also wore the jersey of the Peruvian team.

Having played the first double date of the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, the Peruvian team, which leads Juan Reynosooccupies seventh position (which would give them a place in the playoffs) with one point, as a result of the draw in the debut against Paraguay as a visitor.

The Bicolor’s next matches will be in October against Chile (visit) and Argentina (home).