Despite the fact that there were many obstacles in the previous year, the lack of footballers who were not on loan from the national clubs and the fact that the base of the team consists of boys from lower categories, José Guillermo del Solar He took command of the Peru U23 team and took part in the South American Olympic qualifiers taking place in Venezuela with the aim of securing one of the two places for the Olympic Games. OO. in Paris 2024.
With all this against, the bicolor of 'Chemo“They started the tournament well and beat Chile by the narrowest of margins, but they weren't as lucky against Argentina and had to score by two goals.” Now the national team has to get their second win against Albirroja, otherwise they would have been practically eliminated and would say goodbye to the pre-Olympic championships early.
YOU CAN SEE: 2024 Pre-Olympic U-23 Positions Table: View Date 3 Results
First, José Guillermo del Solar's team needs to improve their attacking performance. While it's true that they did have a goal to their name, Franchesco Flores' goal was one of the few isolated moves the Incas produced in the game. It all started with a long ball and a good individual action from the 22-year-old striker.
After that, they no longer had any great chances to threaten or counterattack Argentina It was worse. The players jumped onto the field with the intention of withstanding the onslaught of the players led by Javier Mascherano, which included goalkeeper Diego Romero.
This is a point that needs to be improved, especially against Paraguay, a team that likes to constantly attack and score a lot of goals. If they go out and wait for it, they will eat up several points because of the pressure that the Guaraníes exert. It was not for nothing that they scored four goals against Uruguay Marcelo Bielsa.
In addition to attacking, “Chemo” del Solar needs to put more pressure on the pitch and strengthen his defensive line. Erick Noriega's name stood out a lot after his game against Argentina as he won several games and became very strong in the aerial game. That's good for the footballer, but also bad for the defense, because there was only one who stood out above all else.
When does Peru play Argentina? Paraguay?
The match between Peru vs. Paraguay will be played this Saturday, January 27, from 3:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the Polideportivo Misael Delgado Stadium and will be broadcast by DSports for all of South America.