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“My advice to students is: discipline, sacrifice, a lot of courage and daring (…) I have had many challenges. I always try to be the first, I always try to win titles that are very important in my profession,” he told the students of the poet studies house.
Guerrero has not played for UCV since April 29, when the Trujillo team beat Sporting Cristal 2-1 at home. That night he was only there for the first 45 minutes and had to be replaced due to an injury that was later confirmed to be a muscle tear.
Days ago, on DirecTV Sports, Jorge Fossati pointed out that Guerrero “arrives without problems” to the Copa América “perhaps without the minutes we would like” due to his muscle problem. However, in his last press conference he indicated that he had been misunderstood and that he was referring to the matches prior to the tournament.
It is not the first time that ‘Nono’ has had a disagreement with the press over his statements. The important thing, however, is that the forward is in his plans for the continental tournament. The obligatory question is whether he has earned the merit to have that consideration.
The answer is a definit no. Paolo’s presence has been irrelevant in the Trujillo attack. To date he has played only nine games, both in League 1 and the Copa Sudamericana. He has scored 3 goals and given an assist. It is true that the 2024 version of the team led by Chicho Salas is one of the worst for the UCV since he appeared in the First Division. And in South America his performance has been very poor. But Guerrero has not given a touch of quality to a team that by names should be in another position.
Needless to say, if he weren’t the ‘Predator’, Fossati wouldn’t even bother to mention him. His presence responds more to what he once was than to his current state. But under these conditions does Peru need it?
The reality of the red and white team is that it lacks players with firepower in their boots, with the exception of Lapadula. Alex Valera is also a little Christmas light that turns on and off at any time. Just because there is no one to replace him, it is justified that Guerrero maintains the possibility of going to the Copa América. Paraphrasing his former friend, Claudio Pizarro, “it is what it is.”
