To the coach Jorge Fossati An unexpected headache arose when he found out that Renato Tapia I was not going to get on the plane with the delegation of Peru to face the Copa America 2024where there will be highly rigorous evaluations against Chili, Argentina and Canada.
The ’14’ of the Peruvian team left the group due to a marked difference with the Peruvian Football Federation for the omission of a labor policy that protects him in the event of a serious injury, given that he is currently without a club after a long spell at Celta de Vigo.
In the midst of this problem, Fossati’s technical command is obliged to find a footballer of the same quality and experience who can replace Tapia, whose performance has been outstanding in recent years, leaving the bar very high for the rest of the relays. Even so, the ‘Skinny‘He will have to make use of other options that, precisely, are on the provisional roster of 28 players.
What happened with Renato has activated emergency plans. In such a way that The first name that appears on the scene is Wilder Cartagenawho is very well considered within Fossati’s plans, although it has been difficult to find a space for him within the scheme.
To the present, ‘wi‘He is a first-line defensive midfielder with exit to different points. Specifically, its function is containment as has been seen in recent years. However, this season in Orlando City he has been successfully fulfilling the role of libero in Major League Soccer.
It also has another responsibility in the ‘bicolor‘: Not long ago he was seen playing as an interior midfielder in a new planning of the Peruvian CT, but it did not transcend as expected. Given the circumstances, he is now running as a natural and obligatory replacement for Tapia..
For him, in particular, it will not be any problem to take over that main area of the field, since always waited for a golden opportunityaccording to what was commented in an exclusive interview with Infobae Peru: “I have ambitions with ownership, I am working for that. Before she knew that with the ‘teacher‘Gareca was a spare part at the moment.’
“Now I’m very good and I’m fighting for that, to be a starter. I’m fighting to get into the elevenwhich is not easy at all because there are very good players, but I think I can get in there,” he said.
There is another player who is completely trusted by Fossati: Jesús Castillo. The Gil Vicente (POR) midfielder has an important rating within the Peruvian team. In fact, in one of the friendly evaluations he took Renato’s place, standing out with a very good goal.
Although there is a circumstance that works against it: inactivity. Since he left Sporting Cristal to settle in Portugal’s top category, he has not seen minutes and he is far from being a fundamental athlete for his club.
Anyway, Castillo Molina has certain capabilities that have convinced DT Fossati to be part of his process and fight for a place in the 2024 Copa América. Tapia’s departure will probably be an open door for him in the United States.
