Chilean national team prepares to host Peru

The Chilean national team is already preparing everything to host Peru on Thursday, October 12th, to dispute the third matchday of the South American Qualifiers 2026. This new edition of the 'Clásico del Pacífico' will be played at the Monumental David Arellano Stadium located in the city of Santiago and Eduardo Berizzo's team is alert due to up to four injured players.

Injuries to Chilean players

First, it was confirmed that Marcelino Núñez suffers from a second-degree sprain he suffered in the match against Uruguay on September 8th. According to RedGol, Eduardo Berizzo will not be able to count on Norwich's player.

Next, it was the outstanding midfielder Arturo Vidal, who suffered an acute traumatic meniscal injury with joint blocking in his knee, an ailment for which he has already been successfully operated on. Thus, the current player of Athletico Paranaense will also miss the next double matchday.

Thirdly, there is the 21-year-old right-back Nayel Mehssatou, who was injured during his last match with KV Kortrijk from Belgium. However, in the case of this footballer, he is not 100% ruled out, and Chile hopes that his discomfort is not serious.

Finally, the midfielder Javier Altamirano is one of the injured players in 'La Roja', as Estudiantes de La Plata reported that he suffers from a grade 2 muscular injury in his right hamstring. It is estimated that he will need 3 to 4 weeks to recover.

How did the latest Peru vs. Chile match end?

The last time both teams faced each other was on October 27th, 2021, for the Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. On that night, Peru won 2-0 thanks to the goals scored by Christian Cueva and Sergio Peña.

Channels to watch Peru vs. Chile LIVE

América Televisión and ATV will be the free-to-air channels that will broadcast this qualifying match in Peru. Movistar Deportes will do it on cable.