Because he was part of the payroll of the Copa America, one of the surprises in the call of Ricardo Gareca for the triple date of qualifiers against Uruguay, Venezuela and Brazil, is the absence of striker Santiago Ormeño , who plays for León in the MX League.
Ricardo Gareca responded to the press and explained in detail why it was decided to dispense with the striker on these dates: “In the new incorporation of the club where he is, we had expectations that he would take continuity within what the game is. As he came with an injury problem in the Copa America, which we did not know, we had to prepare him, condition because be in the best way “.
“We want to wait a little longer and see if his team has an even greater continuity. We think it is necessary,” added the coach of the target-i, who for these three dates summon Paolo Guerrero, Raul Ruidíaz and Gianluca Lapadula.
Due to suspension due to accumulation of yellow cards, Gianluca Lapadula will not be present against Uruguay in the match on Thursday 2 September, and in his place could be Paolo Guerrero or Raúl Ruidíaz.
The captain of the Peruvian team has minutes again in the International, while Raul Ruidíaz enjoys a good present scoring on every date with the Seattle Sounders in the MLS.
On Paolo’s recovery, Gareca noted: “He’s worried and he’s played. We saw a major overcoming and we think he’ll be. I don’t know if he’s starting. He’s had constant communication with the order. He’s in a position to be present.”