“Piero Quispe sometimes plays as if he were wearing the ’10’. He seems fired up, a leader, ready to take on the world” | ANALYSIS

The Mexican Juan Villoro, who knows a lot about beautifying the world with letters, some time ago traced Lionel Messi’s growth line based on the numbers he wore on his number. He said that ‘La Pulga’ started at Barza “with 30 of the supernumeraries, advanced to 19 of the rookies who respond and reached the final upgrade, when he received the 10 that Pelé and Maradona made sacred.” Lío was always a genius, but even he had to learn to walk.

Quispe still wears the 36. Sometimes, like eight days ago in Cusco, he plays as if he were wearing the 10. He looks fired up, a leader, ready to take on the world. However, the fans of the cream know that he has also done it as if he were wearing the 63. It usually happens when they surround him, move him away from the area and he gets lost in useless dribbles or little passes without risk. The afternoons of his missing youth have not been few. . Very little for someone who is considered the figure of the top candidate for the title.

Last week, the once best fans in the world, made it a matter of state because Juan Reynoso dared to call him Pierito, a nameless affront in a country where diminutives seem to be cursed (Cuevita, Paolín, Loquito). If in Ecuador Caicedo is 21 years old and worth 120 million dollars, and Kendry Páez has just debuted in his national team at just 16, Stop calling a 22-year-old man Pierito!

Let’s breathe a little. Páez and Caicedo They are made by Independiente del Valle, the main factory of soccer players in this part of the world. There they received the technical, tactical, physical and psychological training that Quispe, Grimaldo, Zanelatto and Reyna (at 25 years old she is the oldest of our promises) they never had. Only there the advantages are enormous.

Let’s ask some questions on the fly: Why don’t you do it? Because disturbing the clubs would be breaking with the status quo. And making the least noise is what is least convenient for you.

Meanwhile, if there are no surprises, this afternoon the best of the Clausura Tournament should be defined. This is how the league begins to end where once its players did not commit acts of indiscipline and ran almost as much as in the Argentine and Brazilian championships. And it will be a new opportunity for Pierito to finally graduate from Piero.