Gallese, Callens and López: three possible starters against Colombia and Ecuador inactive because of the MLS

Already much calmer, after the two victories achieved by the peruvian team in the Qualifiers to Qatar 2022, in technical command, he is already thinking about the following games. There will be two matches where Peru could define its classification by world. However, there is great concern about how the players who play in MLS will get to the games against Colombia and Ecuador. About Pedro Gallese, Marco López and Alexander Callens.

The Peruvian team, in the absence of 4 dates for the end of the Qualifiers, is in fifth place. The red-white has 17 points, the same as Colombia, which is fourth thanks to the best goal difference they have. The combined coffee is a direct rival and is the one that Peru will face in January.

January is a complicated month for the Peruvian team. Ricardo Gareca he has a great concern about how his players will reach these decisive dates. Some will arrive with little rhythm of competition and others leaving the preseason.

-THE MLS PROBLEM-

“We don’t like that (MLS) is idle for so long. I would prefer another league just for the sake of competition. Having a player unemployed for four months is very difficult for any team, but their schedule is like that. I would like them to have a month of vacation, but that tournament allows one to be away for many months and we had to train some players here ”, Ricardo Gareca said at a press conference a few months ago.

The ‘Tiger’ was unhappy with the MLS because he had several weeks to go. While League 1 is scheduled for January 15, the North American tournament is scheduled to start at the end of February. Everything to adjust the dates to be finished before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. It usually starts in April.

Here comes the great concern for Ricardo Gareca because he has several possible selected and 3 starters playing in this League. With them, a special job would have to be done to get to the matches against Colombia and Ecuador in the best way possible.

In the first instance, these players would be training in Videna so that they arrive in the best way to this key date of Playoffs. As it has been doing Paolo Guerrero who continues to do recovery and strengthening work.

According to his diagnosis, the return of Paolo Guerrero The competition could take place at the beginning of 2022. That means that it has not yet been ruled out for the matches against Colombia and Ecuador. The next few days will be vital.

In addition, as reported in the printed edition of Sports Total in El Comercio, there is a plan that MLS players can come in advance in January to train with the technical command of the Peruvian team with a view to the clash against Colombia and Ecuador. They would work alongside the ‘locals’.

Unfortunately, this would not be possible with players from other leagues, since they will be in competition, except for Sergio Peña, who would be on vacation in January, so he could join the work at Videna. Even Carlos Zambrano and Luis Advíncula could also do it, since the Argentine League would start at the end of January.

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