Peru vs. Chile: How much does the Chilean team lose with the loss of Arturo Vidal for the Pacific classic? | Colombia vs. Chile | Peruvian Selection | Qatar Qualifiers 2022 | NCZD DTCC | SPORT-TOTAL

A new edition of the ‘Pacific Classic’ is coming in October and it is already known that there will be a big absentee: Arturo Vidal. The Chilean steering wheel he was cautioned this Thursday in the match against Colombia and the duel against Peru in Lima will be lost. Without a doubt, it will be a big loss for ‘la Roja’.

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It was hoped that ‘la Roja’ could count on the best player in its squad for the key revenge against ‘blanc-i’, but it will not be possible. Arturo arrived at ‘capella’ in the match against Colombia and received a yellow card after 30 minutes.

How much does Chile lose with the loss of Vidal?

Arturo Vidal is the goleador of the Chilean selection in the Qualifying ones course in Qatar 2022. The “King” has written down four goals in the South American classification and two of those goals were done to them in Peru.

Thanks to this, Arturo is the third best scorer in these qualifiers, despite being a midfielder. He is just below Neymar of Brazil (5) and Marcelo Martins of Bolivia (8).

Also, Vidal has played seven games and in all of them he was an undisputed starter, always playing until the end. It only lost two parties in the Qualifying ones by the coronavirus (against Argentina and Bolivia).

For Peru, Arturo Vidal he has always been a player to reference. In fact, the ‘King’ scored the two goals of his team that led to the defeat of the ‘white-and’ in November 2020 in Santiago.

In total, the steering wheel of ‘la Roja’ has celebrated four goals when he faced Peru. In addition to the double he made in the present qualifiers, Arturo also scored two goals in the bicolor in October 2016, when ‘la Roja’ won 2-1 in the qualifiers for Russia 2018.

The 34-year-old has also scored 32 goals and contributed nine assists in the 126 games played for his national team. Undoubtedly, it will be very much needed in the next challenge of ‘la Roja’.

The rematch between Peru and Chile will be on October 7 at the National Stadium in Lima. The clash will be very important for both teams in the face of their ambitions towards Qatar 2022. The southerners could count on Alexis Sánchez and Brereton in their attack.