Ricardo Gareca and the most difficult obstacle to continue dreaming: this is how ‘Tigre’ did against Chile

Ricardo Gareca does not stop dreaming. He did not do it on the glorious road to Russia 2018. Nor will he go to Qatar 2022. Yes, there are painful casualties in the team, there are urges to win, there are annoying nerves and incessant criticism in between. But the ‘Tiger’ does not resign. In the National Stadium, before the Chilean teamIt will be a new final where the hopes of millions of Peruvians will be at stake.

The plot of the past Playoffs is repeated. Again we have to deal with adversity. There’s no margin of error. Peru must win or win, even more so at home. Interestingly, Chile is presented as the antagonist of this story. The ‘Classic of the Pacific’ has the perfect ingredients to make some sparks.

Ricardo Gareca be cautious. Aware of the current situation of the team, the Argentine will also face this challenge with a knife between his teeth. The rival is not easy at all and there are plenty of reasons.

In fact, . The ‘Tigre’ has directed six clashes of the national team against ‘La Roja’ and the balance is negative: two victories and four defeats.

The only triumph that the Argentine coach celebrated in an official match against Chile was in the semifinal of the Copa América, where Peru thrashed 3-0. The other victory, also by the same score, was in an international friendly.

What’s more, . That is, if tomorrow the ‘Tigre’ beats Martín Lasarte’s team, it will mean his first victory against the Chileans in the South American qualifier.

– Reasons to get excited –

Peru has reason to be excited about a valuable victory in Lima. Although the ‘Blanquirroja’ has valuable casualties in the squad, Chile will also suffer with the absence of some important players.

Arturo Vidal will not be able to be present in the duel due to the accumulation of yellows. . It will undoubtedly be a significant loss.

Besides the ‘King’, Eduardo Vargas, the striker who has hurt the Peruvian team the most, will not be either – due to injury. . In fact, four of the seven goals were suffered by Gareca on the bench.

Furthermore, Chile’s only victory in these Qualifiers was against Peru. Then they tied four games and lost another four. As for official matches, ‘La Roja’ has not won for seven games, when they beat Bolivia 1-0 in the group stage of the Copa América.

For its part, peruvian team he played a great role in the Copa América, where he finished in fourth place. At the end of the tournament, and with a more established team, the national team returned to action in the Qualifiers, drawing against Uruguay, beating Venezuela and losing to Brazil.

Increasingly, Ricardo Gareca find solutions to team problems and, little by little, aim for glory. There is no more time or games to lose. It is October and nothing is impossible. Beating Chile will represent an important impulse for the ‘Tigre’ to guide the Peruvian team towards a new World Cup.