Pedro Aquino: his presence in America before his return to the Peruvian National Team

Pedro Aquino is going through a good time in the América de México and will arrive in optimal conditions to the duel next Thursday between Peru and Chile for the Playoffs. The Peruvian has just added 73 minutes in the match against the Pumas. The ‘5’ makes up the list of the ‘Tiger’ after not having been part of the last triple date and could add minutes against the ‘Red’.

Thanks to its great deployment within the field, ‘La Roca’ has established itself in the Solari team and he has 31 games so far this season. Not only does he accumulate a large number of intersections and recoveries of the ball, but he has added a goal to his game. The midfielder has three goals in the second half of the MX league. His last goal with a yellow jacket was on March 3 against Tijuana for matchday 9.

In addition, the player trained in Sporting Cristal already knows what it is to celebrate with a ‘white and red’ shirt against the classic rival. In 2018, in a friendly match that was played at the Hard Rock Stadium, Pedro Aquino was the figure of the match after scoring a double. The first after an assist from Raúl Ruidíaz, finished very close to the area, a shot that could not be stopped by Fernando De Paul. The second, after a pass behind Andy Polo and discounting a rival, finished strong at the angle, closing the win for the Peruvian team.

The midfielder was called up to the national team for the first time by Gareca for dates 7 and 8. On September 1 he would make his debut against Bolivia in La Paz. From that day until then, He has lined up with a ‘bicolor’ jersey 23 times, scoring three goals. Aquino was part of the delegation that represented Peru in the World Cup.

PERU ENROLLS AGAINST CHILE

Peru he prepares his artillery for the vital duel against Chile, whom he will receive on October 7 for the South American qualifier for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

“The games with Chile have always been a classic, every game we play with them is to the death, this is not going to be the exception”the midfielder told RPP radio Wilder Cartagena del Al-Ittihad Kalba.

“It is a very important game that we have to win yes or yes because adding three points would put us better in the table and it would give us a lot of confidence for the games to come”, added.

The front André Carrillo, from Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, Yoshimar Yotún, from the Cruz Azul of Mexico, and Cartagena They were the first soccer players from abroad to join the ‘Clásico del Pacífico’ operation, which began last Monday with seven players out of the 30 summoned by the coach of Peru, the Argentine Ricardo Gareca.

Carrillo joined the group despite being in the process of recovering from the broken lower back he suffered in the Arab League.

Among those called up, striker Jefferson Farfán stands out who returns after a year to the selection, after overcoming a knee injury.

“Jefferson helps us and contributes a lot to the group, he is a very important player,” said Cartagena.

Among those summoned also stands out the scorer and captain Paolo Guerrero, from the International of Brazil, and the Italian-Peruvian Gianluca Lapadula, from the Benevento of Italy, one of the scorers of the last Copa América in Brazil.

Another player who returns to the selection Peruvian is the central defender Carlos Zambrano, who plays for Boca Juniors in Argentina.

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