Against the records. There are few hours left for the Peruvian national team to define its future in the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers. Ricardo Gareca's team needs only a victory to ensure their presence in the next playoff, and for that, they will have to beat Paraguay at the National Stadium in Lima.
Although the Peruvian team did not start the qualifying tournament in the best way, they managed to recover in the final stretch and depend on themselves to reach the playoffs; however, for the statistician Mister Chip, the historical figures would make it impossible for the Bicolor to qualify for the next World Cup.
Terrible record by Mr. Chip about Peru's start in the qualifiers. Photo: capture Twitter Mr. Chip
Just after the third matchday of this edition of the qualifiers, the national team only managed to get one point (a draw against Paraguay and defeats against Brazil and Chile) and this did not go unnoticed by the Spanish.
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"Peru will have to fight against history to be in Qatar 2022: no South American team qualified for the World Cup after getting only one point in the first three matches of the Qualifiers. 27 teams tried and all failed," he posted two years ago on his Twitter account.
It is worth noting that the national team has an advantage over their direct rivals: Colombia and Chile. If the Peruvians defeat the Albirroja, they will be unreachable for their opponents and will face the fifth-placed team from the Asian Football Confederation.
When do Peru vs Paraguay play?
The match between Peru vs Paraguay will be played on Tuesday, March 29th at 6:30 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the National Stadium. The broadcast will be handled by Movistar Deportes and Latina TV, while the La República Deportes website will bring you all the incidents and the minute-by-minute.
Possible lineup of the Bicolor for Peru vs Paraguay
Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens, Miguel Trauco; Renato Tapia, Sergio Peña, Yoshimar Yotún; Christian Cueva, Edison Flores, and Gianluca Lapadula.