The Peruvian forward Paolo Guerrero was called up by Avaí FC for the match against América Mineiro on Sunday, July 31, for matchday 20 of Brasileirao. His call came the day after the flattering words that his coach dedicated to him in a press conference, talking about his physical condition.
This Friday, July 29, the Lion of the island published via social media the list of 23 players called up for the match, among which stands out the presence of the 'Depredador'. The historic scorer of the Peruvian national team is included in the squad for the first time after being left out for the previous match against Flamengo.
Eduardo Barroca, coach of the white and blue team, had already anticipated that Guerrero's call-up would depend on his physical condition, about which he was optimistic, indicating that the player had recovered well "from the high-intensity sessions" and was still working "at a high level".
Paolo Guerrero leads the list of called up players. Photo: Avaí FC
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About his chances of making his debut, he indicated that he will try to take it "step by step". The striker has not played an official match since October 8, 2021, when he participated for 60 minutes in Peru's 2-0 victory over Chile in the qualifiers. A few weeks later, he terminated his contract with Internacional Porto Alegre and only in the middle of this month found a new team by signing with Avaí FC.
Until when is Paolo Guerrero's contract with Avaí?
According to the Transfermarkt portal, the agreement between the Peruvian and his club is until December of this 2022. The website Portal do Colorado indicated that Guerrero's monthly salary would be $28,000, an amount equivalent to almost half of what Alianza Lima was willing to pay him, according to Brazilian journalist Raisa Simplicio.