Peru vs. Venezuela | Gonzalo Núñez for Ruidíaz’s entry just 5 minutes: “Gareca thought it was Cristiano Ronaldo” | Peruvian Selection | eliminatory | NCZD | PERUVIAN FOOTBALL

the Peruvian selection tied (1-1) against Uruguay for day 7 of the eliminatory and missed the chance to get closer to the qualifying places in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. After the result, the white-i adds 5 points and left the last place in the standings.

With the aim of looking for victory, in the last minutes of the match, Ricardo Gareca to decide the entrance of the forward Raul Ruidíaz. For the driver of Successful Sports, the minutes the striker had were very few.

“He put it in just five minutes, Ricardo Gareca thought Raúl Ruidíaz was Cristiano Ronaldo”, Indicated the driver, who although he indicated that he would have preferred the call of Santiago Ormeño, Raúl had to have more minutes if the goal was to win.

“We hoped to have better results. The selection is waiting for ranking places. What worries me the most is getting out of the last positions.”, Indicated the technician Ricardo Gareca in press conference.

The next match of the Peruvian National Team will be against Venezuela on Sunday 5 September at the National Stadium. Peru is bound to win, otherwise their aspirations to reach qualifying places will be further complicated.

For the duel against Venezuela, Ricardo Gareca will be able to count on Gianluca Lapadula, who met his suspension date. It will be up to the coach to decide whether Lapadula will start or whether the two strikers will take action.