The motivating message of the Peruvian team before the match with Argentina: “Believe!” | PHOTO

In addition to the hard work done by the technical command and the players to face Peru vs. Argentina, there are other factors that add up: trust, enthusiasm and, of course, the support of the unconditional. Therefore, in the run-up to the qualifying match, the national team shared a motivating message through social media.

“To believe!”says an image in which Christian Cueva appears, who looks and points to the sky. “United we are stronger!”, one of the mottos of this team throughout the process, adds the graph uploaded in the official accounts of the Blanquirroja, in which there is also the information of the commitment in the Monumental stadium.

“The most beautiful thing in life!”, begins the message, alluding to the invitation to believe, despite the context in which the painting led by Ricardo Gareca lives. “With all the enthusiasm and confidence in a team that knows how to overcome extreme situations. Let’s go guys!”, concludes the posting of the Bicolor as motivation to collide with the Albiceleste.

The Peruvian team arrived in the Argentine capital with the need to score points so as not to move away from the position that gives the opportunity to play a playoff (round-trip matches). Although, the scenario seems complicated for the national team due to the loss to Bolivia 1-0 and the number of casualties due to injury.

Only this week, during a training session in Buenos Aires, Luis Advíncula presented a serious physical problem. Then, on the fly, the ‘Tigre’ Gareca changed his plans and Jhilmar Lora rehearsed for the right side and is the first option to face the commitment against a team that has just beaten Uruguay with authority 3-0.

Between the clash with Chile and ‘La Verde’, the Blanquirroja also lost important players such as Renato Tapia, Paolo Guerrero, Raúl Ruidíaz, André Carrillo and Edison Flores. Before starting the triple round of the Qualifiers, the DT confirmed that Yordy Reyna was not in a position to play any of the clashes either.

Peru vs. Argentina: the line-ups for the qualifying match

Peru: Pedro Gallese; Jhilmar Lora, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens, Miguel Trauco; Pedro Aquino, Christofer Gonzales, Yoshimar Yotún, Christian Cueva, Raziel García; and Gianluca Lapadula.

Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Acuña; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso; Ángel Di María, Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez.