Selection: the reasons why Peru will play against Paraguay and a Concacaf rival before the Copa América

However, last Friday, April 5, in the morning, the official Bicolor networks announced that Paraguay will be the first rival and the duel is scheduled for next Friday, June 7 in Lima. Until the closing of this report, and according to up to three sources within Videna, it is very likely that this match will be played at the Monumental. This decision – they say in Videna – has the approval of the national coach.

On the other hand, as we mentioned above, Jorge Fossati’s idea is to have two games. The intention is to raise the level of the last exam, against Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, in the physical aspect. DT can affirm that Peru’s other rival in the June friendlies will be from Concacaf. This is what our source in Videna told us.

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“Professor Jorge Fossati asked for a match here and another in the United States, and that is what we are looking for”he sentenced.

But why were these rivals chosen?

Trade was able to learn that Paraguay was chosen, due to the tactical approach of said team and what it offers in terms of operation, Professor Garnero’s team when playing with a 1-4-4-2. What Fossati is looking for is an opponent that looks a bit like Chile, his first rival in the Copa América, to know how to face a team that has an aerial game and is intense when it comes to scoring. Although Fossati believes a lot in his system, he needs to see the team’s reaction to rivals who play on the wings and use the aerial game as the main attacking argument, to have greater arguments in the decision about who will be their centre-backs – which until now moment that is your main doubt.

Finally, it is seen that the other rival is from Concacaf, due to the proximity to the United States and also because we will face each other in the Copa América, either against Canada or Trinidad and Tobago. At the moment there are talks with Jamaica, but at the time of writing this report it has not been finalized. So, a similar game team with the game and biophysics theme is sought. The idea of ​​​​the technical command is to play the 6 matches of the Copa América to reach the Qualifiers with full spirit.