Pedro Suárez-Vértiz and the song he dedicated to Paolo Guerrero to celebrate his presence in Russia 2018

Peru is mourning the death of Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, who died this Thursday at the age of 54, leaving an indelible legacy as a representative of national pop-rock. In the midst of the pain over his departure, we remember the day he was happy for Paolo Guerrero, who was on the verge of missing the Peruvian national team’s World Cup after 36 years and was finally able to attend.

The scorer was suspended for a year for doping and got his punishment reduced on the eve of Russia 2018. The decision was a cause for celebration in the country and filled Suárez-Vértiz with emotion, who dedicated “I feel better” to the forward. the Bicolor.

“Aaaaah!!! Thank my God! Paolo goes to the World Cup!!!! I can’t believe it!!! Paolo, you swam oceans and did not die on the shore. Faith breaks metabolites, storms and every word of man. Feel better. Your situation is new!!! Here my celebration. Up Peru”, indicated the singer to accompany his popular song through a post on Facebook.

Guerrero was able to play again on May 4 and was in a position to be called up by the national team for the World Cup in Russia, where Peru was placed in group C, with its first matches against Denmark, France and Australia.

The captain of the ‘everyone’s team’ had tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a substance banned as a stimulant and included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibition list “after a control carried out” after a Qualifying match against Argentina.