Their names will surely be heard in the starting lineup of Bolivia's national team on September 1st against the Peruvian national team in La Paz. They are authorized voices to analyze the rival of this date of the Qualifiers and Depor located them in Lima so that they can tell us how they see Ricardo Gareca's team. Alejandro Chumacero and Pablo Escobar took the floor.
For the players of the Bolivian national team, the clash against the Peruvian team is a matter of life or death. As the tricolor 'Schweinsteiger' said, "if we don't beat Peru, we are saying goodbye to the World Cup. If we want to keep dreaming, we have to start winning all the home games that come our way," he said.
Pablo Escobar, a Paraguayan naturalized Bolivian, said that his team is "going through a difficult moment" because there is no coach but he hopes that "the new process brings solutions and that they unite. The players are a bit divided and that is not good for football in Bolivia or anywhere else," he said.
What they both agree on is that the Peruvian national team will be a very difficult rival. "They have shown great evolution, a mix of youth and experience that is doing well for them, added to the great coach they have. They will fight for qualification if they set their minds to it," Escobar said.
Meanwhile, Chumacero indicated that in the red and white team "all the players have interesting qualities, but the ones that make the difference are the ones who play abroad and Peru has several," he said.
On September 1st, in La Paz, the Peruvian national team will visit Bolivia seeking a victory that will make them return to the fight for the qualifying spots for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. For now, the Bolivians have respect and know that they can be surprised, despite playing at home.
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