There is only one day left until the peruvian team face his peer Argentina as part of date 3 of group A of the Copa America 2024. The Hard Rock Stadium in Miami will be the stage for a meeting where the ‘bicolor’ will try to strike a blow to dream of qualifying for the quarterfinals, although they will face a ‘white and blue’which, although it will present an alternate eleven, is always to be feared. In that sense, Paolo Guerrero He gave his assessment of this match and what is at stake.
“We are already thinking about tomorrow’s game. We risk everything. It is a match that will decide the classification and not only ours, but also the other two. It will be the game of their lives. Regardless of whether they play with their starters or substitutes, I think that both teams are very competitive. Especially those who have not been playing will want to prove themselves. It will be a very complicated match, very difficult, as it was against Chile and Canada,” he said in an interview with DSports.
In the same way, he highlighted that the national team can access the next stage, although this is not an easy task, since apart from its result, it will have to wait for what Chile does against Canada.
“We can move on from the phase, as long as there are possibilities… Peru has to play a great game against Argentina, whether with starters or substitutes, and then see what happens,” he added.
With the goalless draw against Chile and the 1-0 defeat against Canada, the Peruvian team is obliged to achieve a positive result that allows him to continue living in the Copa America 2024. It does not depend on itself and, for this reason, its participation is at risk, as well as that of Paolo Guerrerowho will play this tournament for the last time due to his high age (40).
“Personally, I have a lot at stake. Not only in this match, but all selection matches are very important. I try to make my country stand out, I will be there for whatever it takes, to help, and I will be here as soon as the team needs me. The day I don’t, I will still support my team because it is my country, what I love most in my entire life, and I will try to do everything possible for my country to emerge, to move forward,” he mentioned.
He ‘Predator’ He is one of the captains of the ‘red and white’ and, for this edition of the Copa America 2024has had several records within his reach. He has already broken one (being the Peruvian with the most participations with 5), although he is also one goal away from equalling ‘Lolo’ Fernández is the top national scorer in the continental tournament (he has 14), and if he scores three, he will be at the top of the main scorers in the competition.
However, this does not move the Alianza Lima youth player.I’m not motivated by being the top scorer in the national team, I don’t take it into account. “I am just another teammate and I try to make my teammates and the younger players feel that way. I am like them, playful, but when it comes to working, I am serious, and when it comes to the match, the same. Because there are no friendlies in the national team,” he said.
On the other hand, Paolo Guerrero was consulted for his present in Cesar Vallejo and the possibility of returning to Lima Alliancesomething he tried in the past on several occasions, but it did not come to fruition.
“Right now I belong to César Vallejo and I have a contract until the end of the year. After that, I have no idea what will happen. I owe it to my team, I hope that this year we can achieve important things. But I have always said that I have had the dream of playing for Alianza Lima,” he said.
