Sergio Markarían on the Peruvian team: “He plays the same home and away, he plays games everywhere”

When it seemed that the Peruvian team was beginning to be relegated from the qualifying positions to the World Cup or the playoffs, the triumphs against Bolivia and Venezuela, made the Blanquirroja again enter the fight to be present in Qatar 2022.

At the moment, the national team occupies fifth place in the Playoffs and is obtaining qualification for the playoffs. There are four games left against Colombia (visit), Ecuador (local), Uruguay (visit) and Paraguay (local).

From the analysis of Sergio Markarián, former coach of the Peruvian national team, Ricardo Gareca’s team maintains the same football either at home or visiting: “After Argentina and Brazil, the one that plays the best is Peru. Home and away they play games everywhere. Ecuador is one for local and another for visiting. As much as it recently beat Chile in a very rare match in Santiago. What Ecuador played in Montevideo, let’s not even talk, was a shame “.

“Great merit of Peru to continue fighting in the Qualifiers when it had unfair results. They could be with more airs than it has. They are a good team, they play well, they have a seasoned coach and the players are at the right age. I know them very well because they practically trained with me. It seems to me that it works quite well “added the Uruguayan to the program ‘Tirando Paredes’.

Markarián was coach of the selection during the process to Brazil 2014. He was in the 2011 Copa América, achieving third place and then in all that qualifying round, finishing in seventh place.

Before facing Colombia, Peru will play two friendlies against Panama and Jamaica. Because in those days of January the Peruvian teams will be in preseason, in the Blanquirroja they must coordinate with the clubs.