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Carles Puyol surprised Peruvian fans and was captured in San Juan de Lurigancho. The historic former defender of the Spanish national team and Barcelona is conducting a campaign to promote youth football in the country and has decided to talk about the present of the Blanquirroja.

With the list of selected players already defined, the Peruvian national team is preparing to face the decisive playoff match against the winner of the duel between Australia and the United Arab Emirates. In this regard, the 2010 World Cup champion highlighted the collective functioning.

"Keep working as you are, you have to trust the team, work as a group, everyone is a team," he said at a press conference. He also emphasized the work done by Ricardo Gareca and considered that he "formed a great group".

On the other hand, the former defender commented on the current situation facing the Barça squad. Remember that the blaugrana team is going through a sports-financial crisis and hopes that under the leadership of Xavi Hernández, they can once again be a protagonist in Europe.

For 'Tarzan', there is a solid base coming from La Masia. "There is a very good generation of young players. In difficult times, good things are achieved, we are not currently in the best moment, but there is a construction," he pointed out.

What is Carles Puyol doing on the streets of San Juan de Lurigancho?

The former Barça player arrived in Lima as part of the Entretiempo program, a project that supports young people virtually during the pandemic, and during his stay he was able to meet Kendra, a footballer who currently plays in the lower divisions of Universitario de Deportes.