Ricardo Gareca spoke about the absences of Miguel Trauco and Luis Advíncula for the match against Colombia

Not everything was good after the victory of the Peruvian team in Venezuela (1-2). The team led by Ricardo Gareca lost two key men thinking about the duel against Colombia in January. Luis Advíncula and Miguel Trauco, the starting full-backs, were reprimanded and will not be due to accumulation of cards.

In this regard, the ‘Tigre’ Gareca takes the absences of the Boca Juniors and Saint Etienne player calmly. “In the Copa América, Advíncula was not present and Trauco was not present to a large extent. The sides were Aldo Corzo and Marcos López, it is not something new. We have players who can replace and who can do well ”he explained.

“Nor can I anticipate who the full-backs will be. Aldo has been with us since 2016 and Marcos is becoming more established. There is also (Nilson) Loyola and (Jhilmar) Lora. We will see how we get there and with boys who are not competing and we will see how we solve it “, said the Argentine strategist thinking about the duel against the “coffee growers” in January.

The finals of 2022

The Peruvian team finished with 17 points and in fifth place (it grants a pass to the playoffs). In 2022, the national team has four difficult tests to know if it will achieve the long-awaited classification. In this context, Gareca prefers not to make calculations and assumes the games against Colombia (visit), Ecuador (home), Uruguay (visit) and Paraguay (home) as final.

“Peru is going through finals throughout this stage. For us it is key to think about each game. Fortunately, we already have two finals, I don’t start to draw numbers. Our thing is to prepare for a new final and move it forward. Even knowing which team we are going to face, at the level of Colombia and who will be at home. Saying a calculation is not in our plans, but each party to take it forward and achieve the goal “, said DT.

The balance of 2021

Likewise, the bicolor strategist also analyzed how the national team fared during the last leg of the South American Qualifiers, adding up all the points in dispute during the last double date.

“It was a tough year for us. For results that we did not expect, but this is how the Qualifiers are. Nothing that surprises us. The team was enduring different inconveniences. And this year had a good ending, which positions us expectantly. It ended better than it started “, said the ‘Tiger’.