Paolo Guerrero: these are the details he told about his goal against Colombia in the Russia 2018 Qualifiers

A few hours before the transcendental match that the peruvian national team against Colombia in Barranquilla, it is impossible not to remember Paolo Guerrero. The forward generated that goal that brought Peru closer to his return to a World Cup. That goal must be one of the most shouted in the history of our football.

That 75th minute of the match between Peru vs. Colombia in Lima for the last date of the playoffs is still on everyone’s mind. The peruvian national team lost 1-0 and was left out of the World Cup. However, a play changed the fate of the Blanquirroja.

The team of Ricardo Gareca could not find the football arguments to reach the tie. James Rodriguez had silenced the National at 55 minutes. The peruvian national team he began to despair, the ghosts of the past processes began to haunt the stands of the stadium.

The ideas were being lost in the Peruvian team. Paolo Guerrero He asked for calm and concentration. I looked at the substitute bench to see how the other games were going. But no other result was going to work if Peru did not equalize the score.

Then, the balls began to rain towards the area of ​​Colombia. A long pass Renato Tapia was rejected by the coffee defense. Aldo Corzo, in his eagerness to recover the ball, put his head and a Colombian player his foot. The referee awarded an indirect free kick for the peruvian national team.

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-A CHANCE GOAL-

In front of the ball they stood Christian Cueva and Paolo Guerrero. That pressure made them both talk about everything, except that the free kick was indirect. Their heads were that it had to end in a goal.

Paolo Guerrero He took the ball with a lot of decision and the full confidence of converting the tie. He took a great shot and happily David Ospina, who also did not know that the shot was indirect, touched the ball.

In full celebration, half of the stadium was silent looking at the referee because the Colombian players began to complain. Ricardo Gareca He was frozen thinking that they were going to cancel the goal. It was Solano who explained that Ospina had touched the ball.

“I didn’t listen to the referee. I did not hear anything. I’m going to hit the goal, I told Christian (Cueva). I had that in mind because I’ve already been hitting free throws at my club. I was just focused on that. Maybe that’s why I didn’t listen. Cueva told me it was indirect, but I didn’t listen. And thank God Ospina played it”, said Paolo Guerrero.

According to official records, it was an own goal by David Ospina; however, for all Peruvians it was a goal Paolo Guerrero. It is so much, he took Peru to the playoffs and then to a qualification for the World Cup. The striker will not be present this Friday against Colombia in Barranquilla because he has not yet finished recovering from his knee therapy.

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