Jorge Fossati had warned that Christian Cueva I was going to have minutes against Canada in the America Cupand he fulfilled: the ’10’ entered at 79′ when Peru was down on the scoreboard and the team needed hierarchy to achieve a tie.
Despite not playing for eight months and having other younger and more explosive options on the bench, The Peruvian coach opted for Cueva’s experience in his search for a draw that did not end up happening.
Located as interior, The former Alianza Lima player always showed up and asked for the ball to generate the plays that would bring the Bicolor closer to 1-1.
Although his long inactivity became evident, Christian Cueva gave another weight to the Peruvian offensive and he even almost scored the tying goal. A fantastic save by Maxime Crépeau He avoided 1-1 after a volley from the ’10’ before time expired.
The Peruvian team will seek to continue having minutes against Argentina and become important again in Peruwith our sights set on the restart of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Cueva regretted Peru’s defeat
“Hurts. 11 against 11 is different and I can’t say what was going to happen. The team did a great job in a complicated scenario with the heat. It was for both of us. Sad about that and this ends on the last date. We will go to recover and correct what needs to be corrected. Improve everything you can.”
