Peruvian national team announces the 28 players called up for the local tournament

On August 25, the Peruvian national team announced the 28 players called up by Juan Reynoso for the local tournament, of which only some will be part of the final roster for the first double match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Brazil.

The surprises in the call-up

Two of the most outstanding surprises are the inclusions of Piero Quispe and Joao Grimaldo, young footballers who have been standing out in every match of the Clausura Tournament while playing for Universitario and Sporting Cristal, respectively. However, fans wonder if they will be among those selected for the qualifying matches.

The possibility of further training

The coach surprised everyone by mentioning that there is a possibility that both players will continue training until after the match against Brazil. "In the specific case of Grimaldo and Quispe, both are in good form and have been with the U23 national team, but they will surely stay until the end of the official FIFA matchday," he said in a press conference.

Both players have a chance

Libero was able to find out that both Piero Quispe and Joao Grimaldo will be included in the final list of players for the start of the 2026 World Cup qualifying process. This will be the first opportunity for both players to represent Peru in the qualifiers.

Reason for the call-up

The reason for the call-up of Quispe and Grimaldo is that Peru will take advantage of these training sessions to form a U23 squad that will participate in the South American U23 Pre-Olympic tournament, which will take place early next year.