The way from Peruvian U23 team The pre-Olympic Games in Venezuela begin against none other than Chile, their classic rivals. The team led by “Chemo” del Solar will try to debut with a victory in Group B of the competition, for which they will have to overcome the absence of some important players such as Joao Grimaldo, Piero Quispe and Catriel Cabellos from their clubs not to participate in this one tournament were released.
Given these losses, the Bicolor coach will have to rely on the most experienced elements of his team, some of whom have extensive experience in the team League 1as well as some promising U18 footballers and others playing abroad.
Expected line-up of the Peruvian U23 team
This would be the 11th starter from “Chemo” for the Peruvian debut: Diego Romero; Marco Huamán, Emilio Saba, Rafael Lutiger, Mathias Llontop; Alessandro Burlamaqui, Eslyn Correa, Ian Wisdom, Bassco Soyer; Diether Vasquez, Guillermo Larios.
From the previous group, Romero, Huamán, Saba, Lutiger, Llontop and Larios have interesting experience in the first division. Correa, Wisdom and Soyer have just stood out in the reserves, while Burlamaqui and Vásquez are the only ones playing for foreign teams.
Peru's under-23s do not compete in the Olympics, but do compete with the senior national team. Photo: FPF
Expected line-up of the Chilean U23 team
For its part, the southern team would be as follows: Vicente Reyes; Joaquín Gutierrez, Jonathan Villagra, Daniel Gutierrez, Esteban Matus; Vicente Pizarro, Jeison Fuentealba, Lucas Assadi; Alexander Aravena, Gonzalo Tapia, Damián Pizarro.
Except for goalkeeper Reyes, everyone else plays in the Chilean league and has several games in the top category. In addition, names like Assadi and Aravena are already valued at amounts between four and five million euros on the international market.
Chile's U23 has only competed in the Olympics once (Sydney 2000), but won the bronze medal. Photo: La Roja
When does Peru vs. play? Chile, under 23?
The Peru vs Chile U23 classic for the opening day of Group B of the 2024 Pre-Olympics will be played this Sunday, January 21, from 3:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) and 5:00 p.m. (Chilean time). The TV broadcast will be carried out in both countries by the broadcaster DSports.