The Peruvian national team is already in Paraguay to have their first match for the first round of the 2026 Qualifiers from Ciudad del Este. So, in the preview of the arrival of the 'Bicolor', Talía Azcarate, sports journalist, revealed that the national coach did not allow her to travel with the delegation.
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This was revealed on the program 'Diego and Talía', in which she mentioned that, as soon as she learned this news, her blood pressure dropped on Tuesday morning after finding out that the national coach had decided that no journalist could board the plane with the Peruvian delegation.
"Today my blood pressure dropped in the morning, but I'm going to share it with you. I was going to travel tomorrow on the charter of the Peruvian national team, and it seemed strange to me that Juan Reynoso would allow journalists on the plane because he is so secretive that they have closed everything at Videna, even the Israeli fan cannot even watch the practices", she began.
"I was going tomorrow on the charter of the national team, I woke up at 7:30 am, I saw my cell phone and they told me: Talía, it will not be possible to go on the charter of the national team, the coach has said that there can be no one who is not part of the coaching staff, players, or people who work at the FPF, so, I told them it was a joke because they made me pass a day. They responded by saying that they have tried to make all possible arrangements but it will not be possible because it is a concentration issue so that nothing is leaked", she added.
Talía Azcarate didn't take it personally with Juan Reynoso
Despite all this, journalist Talía Azcarate mentioned that she is aware that Juan Reynoso's decision is not because he has something against her. Furthermore, she stated that she has turned the page because she is still going to go to Paraguay to do her journalistic work.
"And Juan Reynoso said no to me. It's not personal, everything is fine with him. We have already moved on and we will do the content there, so everything is fine", she said.
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