Oliver Sonne arrived in Peru: this was his warm arrival | VIDEO

Oliver Sonne He set foot on Peruvian soil this Saturday to join the work of the Peruvian team ahead of the next double day of Qualifiers. The defender arrived in Lima before the list of players from abroad was announced, where his presence is assured.

The Danish Silkeborg IF footballer arrived at Jorge Chávez International Airport at around 4:00 in the afternoon, almost at the same time as Paolo Guerrero.

Sonne He was captured by cameras as he left the country’s main air port, accompanied by the national team manager of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), Franco Navarro.

After having drawn 0-0 with Paraguay and lost 0-1 with Brazil in the first two rounds of the qualifiers, Peru is preparing to visit Chile on September 12 and will then host Argentina in Lima on September 17.

Christian Cueva and Edison Flores were left out of the preliminary list of national team players called up to play in Peru’s 2026 World Cup qualifying matches this month against Chile and Argentina.

The main novelty of the list of 26 players published this Monday by coach Juan Reynoso was the call, for the first time, of Alianza Lima forward Franco Zanelatto, of Paraguayan origin.

When questioned about the absences of Cueva and Flores, who were also not considered for the first two qualifying matches that Peru played against Paraguay and Brazil, Reynoso said in a press conference that “it would be disrespectful to talk about people who are not ””The selection is not closed at all. Christian and Edison are important players. I know they will help us throughout the qualifying round, but today we see it appropriate to call on the guys who are there,” he said.

Regarding Zanelatto, a 23-year-old left winger who trained at Deportivo San Martín, the coach maintained that he had been following him for some time and “was pending some inquiries about him being able to play for Peru.” ”We wanted to clear up doubts and today several law firms gave us peace of mind. He can play for Peru,” he remarked. Reynoso also said that his “dream is to have a rounded match, where performance and results go hand in hand.”