Fossati anticipates that Peru will play in March against two Central American rivals in Lima

The coach of the peruvian team soccer, Jorge Fossatiannounced that the Bicolor will play two friendly matches against rivals from Central America, on the FIFA date in March, with a view to their participation in the Copa América 2024 and the restart of the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

In conversation with RPP Noticias, the Uruguayan coach also confirmed that both games will be played in Lima, probably in the Monumental and in Matute.

“It is 99% advanced (the March friendlies). They are two Central American teams, which have recently played against Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. “I think they are important rivals, who will allow us to face footballers with characteristics similar to those we are going to face in the Copa América and the Qualifiers,” declared Fossati.

The former champion coach with Sports UniversityHe pointed out that the National Stadium will be busy for those dates, so he did not rule out that the FIFA friendlies in March will be played at the Monumental and in Matute.

“Progress has been made with the friendlies, in the next few hours they will have everything official. The idea of ​​playing is in Peru, what fell apart happened due to contracts in the United States, I didn’t dislike it because you adapted to fields for the Copa América. From here it’s a short trip. There are some footballers in the MLS or Mexico, those who would travel the most are those from Europe. Prioritizing that times must be optimized, we also make sure that transfers are not long. We had an offer to go to China. “I prefer to face teams that are similar to those we will see in the Copa América,” explained the 71-year-old coach.

Jorge Fossati was officially presented as coach of the Peruvian team on January 10 at a press conference held in Videna.