To get up! The scenarios of the Peruvian women’s under 20 team to think about with the World Cup and why the match against Venezuela is crucial

Once again favorable results had been given. First thing in the morning, Colombia beat Venezuela 3-2 with an agonizing goal. Then, Brazil did the same (3-0) against Paraguay. However, Peru could not do its job and was surpassed by Argentina on the second date of the South American Women’s Sub 20. A 5-0 that perfectly describes the matchdespite the efforts of our players.

Because if there is something that can never be criticized for those directed by Jaqueline Ucella, it is that they did not leave everything on the field. They, our heroines these days, those who will surely be idols and role models for the next generations of women, fought to the end despite the blows they received.

They never gave up, they even fought against the adversity of playing one of their worst games, those in which not a single pass goes well. They did not do it at 27 minutes, when Kushi Núñez scored the first for the Albicelestes in complicity with goalkeeper Lucía Arcos, who had been having a great championship. Nor when Morena Calvo made it 2-0 at 40′. The Bicolor fought, but the rival’s superiority prevailed and they took advantage of the spaces left by our team to end the match with goals from Anela Nigito (72′), Francisca Altgelt (77′) and Margarita Giménez (94′). Each blow stronger than the other.

Argentina knew how to control Birka Ruiz and Sashenka Porras, our best weapons in attack along with the lone Valerie Gherson. And Mía León found herself trapped in a midfield with many rival legs.

Nothing came of it for us and everything came out for the Albiceleste. In fact, in the entire South American they won only once and it was 1-0, while our team had only conceded five goals in the same number of games. Although not everything is lost. You can still think about qualifying for the World Cup. And the Peruvian women’s team has already shown that it will fight to fulfill its dream, our dream. There are still three games left.

Monday: life or death

The first thing we must explain is that, although it is true that the South American women’s under 20 category grants four places to the World Cup in the category, Colombia, as organizer, has its ticket guaranteed. That is, in any case only one selection of the six that are in the final hexagonal will be left out.

In that sense, and taking into account the table (Brazil and Colombia are leaders with six points, Argentina and Paraguay continue with three, and below are Venezuela and Peru without any points), the Peruvian team has no margin for error. He must shake it off quickly and get up to continue fighting. This Monday, the classification will be played against Venezuela, the rival that also does not have points. A win puts us in a good position to obtain one of the tickets. Then there are two games left: against Paraguay and Brazil, while Venezuela will play against Brazil and Argentina.

A tie makes it difficult for us due to the goal difference. La Vinotinto has -3, while ours finished this day with -6. In that case it would not only depend on us, but on what the Caribbean team does. Not to mention a new defeat. It is the worst scenario, the one that the white and red team must avoid.

It was the worst game in Peru. They know it themselves. That’s why they cry after the game. They did not imagine falling like this against a rival who they tied in the first phase and were able to beat. But let those tears generate that thirst for revenge, that desire to show that they can. Let it be an incentive for this Monday’s clash.