Miguel Araujo pointed out the key to Peru’s victory against Uruguay: “We were cramped and the people’s shouts helped us a lot”

The central defender gave statements after the agonizing victory at the National Stadium. Credits: Movistar Deportes

The peruvian team victory 1-0 a Uruguay in the duel corresponding to the ninth day of the South American Qualifiers heading to the Cup of the United States, and Canada 2026. With this result, it is in penultimate place with six points.

The scorer of the goal was Miguel Araujowho thus achieved his first score with the ‘bicolor’ in his career. Without a doubt, this goal from the MLS Portland Timbers defender will remain in everyone’s memory for the minute it happened and for what a defeat or a draw against the team could mean. ‘charrúas’.

After becoming the hero of the night, Araujo gave statements to the media and highlighted the support of the fans at the National Stadium in Lima: “The truth is that it is something nice. I think I screamed at the top of my lungs in the stadium. I’m happy, but most of all I’m happy for the group. “I think the group did a great job and we deserved the win.”

The defender highlighted breaking a bad streak of many games without victories. “We didn’t win an official match two years ago, but this is how it is.” And he insisted again with the unconditional support of the ‘sweet’. “I am grateful for all the fans. In the last minutes we felt that push. Several of us were cramped and the shouting of the people helped us a lot.”.

Miguel Araujo’s celebration after scoring 1-0 for Peru vs. Uruguay in the 2026 Qualifiers – Credits: Conmebol.

Only history will dictate where Peruvian fans score the most goals. Miguel Araujobut what is undeniable is that it made the entire National Stadium explode. More than a shout of joy, it seems that it was a relief of the poor results throughout the qualifying process. It was Peru’s third goal in the Qualifiers and it was scored again by a defender. The Portland Timbers center back left an effusive celebration with the entire squad.

The defender opened the scoring with a header at the National Stadium. (Video: Movistar Deportes)

One conclusion that can be drawn about the performance of the Peruvian team in the qualifying tournament is that the national forwards need to influence the results much more. In nine games, Peru only scored three goals. Two of them were made central defenders (Alexander Callens to Colombia and Miguel Araujo to Uruguay), while the other did Yoshimar Yotún before Venezuela. Neither Gianluca Lapadula, nor Alex Valera, nor Edison Flores and others have been able to score a goal for the Peruvian team in the South American Qualifiers.

The forwards of the Peruvian team have not yet scored goals in the South American Qualifiers.

Talk about Carlos Zambrano is to talk about what is probably the best Peruvian soccer player throughout the South American Qualifiers. The Alianza Lima center back has been key to making Peru’s defense stand out. After the victory against Uruguay, the ‘Kaiser’ He gave statements and referred to the distrust that fans currently have in their team.

“Honestly, this group needed a cheer. He always remained strong, even though they hit us from all sides. The results were not given to us and we were aware that we had to improve this to get out of the bottom, because we couldn’t be worse. We had many casualties and yet many people were present in the stadium, they trusted us. “Very few people in the country trust us.”he sentenced.

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