The attacker Joao Grimaldo he showed off with a brilliant play in the international friendly match valid for the FIFA date between Peru and The Savior which was held in the United States last Friday, June 15.
The footballer of Sporting Cristal He entered at the beginning of the second half of the match and replaced the midfielder. Piero Quispe of Pumas UNAM of Mexico. After his presence on the field, he was one of the values that brought greater offensive weight to the ‘bicolor‘ with his technique and speed on the wings.
At 73′ minutes of the second half, the action was concentrated in the left sector of the Peruvian defense, where possession of the ball was successively disputed with the intervention of Paolo Guerrero and Luis Advínculaand on the opponent’s side with the forward Luis Vasquez.
The defender of the ‘red and white‘, Carlos Zambrano he kept the ball and immediately conceded a low pass to Joao Grimaldo who first decided hitting the ball with the cue to generate a self-pass above his mark that had approached to exert pressure on the departure of the coach’s team Jorge Fossati.
Grimaldo He started a fast race, leaving behind even players from the ‘select‘ and continued with the attack to the opposite field. The offensive player cut diagonally and again faced up to three elements from El Salvador. However, his pass to his teammate Gianluca Lapadula was intercepted while he fell to the grass and showed gestures of dissatisfaction at the completion of the action.
“How well you did it, wow Joao, wow. She’s going to put second, she’s going to put third, Grimaldo Grimaldo, Grimaldo. Grimaldo goes in, Grimaldo’s attack is over and he gets upset. “Football continues,” he said. Gino Bonatti for the transmission of Movistar Deportes. “Well, maybe another speed, another change of pace, another intention. Grimaldo makes the team play at a different pace with those actions, beyond the inaccuracy in the final pass,” the commentator added. Diego Rebagliati.
The peruvian team achieved a victory by the minimum difference (1-0) against El Salvador last Friday, June 14 in its second and last preparation match with a view to the Copa América 2024.
A goal from midfielder Edison Flores sealed the victory of the ‘bicolor‘ which will refine details in the next training sessions for its debut against the Chilean team next Friday, June 21.
One of the novelties of the meeting between the ‘red and white‘ and the ‘select‘was the presence of Christian Cueva on the official crash list. Although he did not participate in the game, he was applauded by the fans at Subaru Park Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania and they asked for him to enter during the second half.
The Inca cast is part of Group A of the continental competition along with Argentina and Canada. Precisely, both teams will face each other in the opening duel of the Conmebol tournament on Thursday the 20th.
The 16 teams are divided into four groups of equal numbers of teams. After facing each other, the two best in each series will qualify for the quarterfinals. In the next instance, which will be played between July 4 and 6, Group A will meet with Group B – first against second – and on the other side of the competition table, Group C will meet Group D on the way to the title.
The winners of the previous keys will compete in the semifinals between July 9 and 10 and the final will take place on Sunday the 14th. In addition, third place in the championship will be decided one day before.
