The Peruvian team drew 0-0 against Paraguay in the first international friendly in preparation for the Copa America 2024. The national team did not play its best game; however, This lesson will help Jorge Fossati to rethink and correct some details in Peru’s next duel, which will be against El Salvador.
One of the most striking moments of the duel played at the Monumental Stadium was André Carrillo’s entry into the playing field. At minute 63, the footballer belonging to Al-Qadisiyah from Saudi Arabia replaced Wilmer Cartagena and played more than half of the second half in his return to the Bicolor.
André Carrillo entered alongside Paolo Guerrero in the 63rd minute. Photo: Movistar Deportes capture
Nevertheless, Those 27 minutes on the pitch were enough for the fans to criticize the level of the popular ‘Culebra’. Some social media users considered that Carrillo loses a lot of balls when trying to dribblery others thought that Fossati is not looking to renew the locker room by calling them up.
“Worrying about André Carrillo, losing important balls that generated counterattacks from the rival. He is no longer the same as before“, “The renewal of Peru 2024: André Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero“, “The Peruvian team does not bet on replacement. Seeing Paolo Guerrero and André Carrillo enter shows that“, “André Carrillo is only a memory in the Peruvian team“, reads X (formerly Twitter).
André Carrillo and Jorge Fossati. Photo: La Bicolor
As it is remembered, the former Benfica player was not called up by Fossati to the March friendlies against Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Carrillo’s last duel with the Bicolor before that was the 1-1 draw against Venezuela for the sixth date of the 2026 Qualifiers. That day, the winger replaced Piero Quispe and played 25 minutes.
Carrillo’s numbers in the Peruvian team
André Carrillo has played 99 games with the Peruvian national team, between qualifying duels towards the World Cup, friendlies, Copa América and World Cup. In those games he scored 11 goals and provided 13 assists. Probably, one of the most remembered of him is the one that marked him Australia at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
