Renato Tapia and Alexander Callens, called up for the matches of the Peruvian national team for the double matchday of the Eliminatory in October, would be absent from the national team for the match against Chile in a new edition of the Pacific Classic.
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Both players would be out of the match due to injury, The Comercio learned this Tuesday, on the eve of the Bicolor's flight to the Chilean capital to fulfill the third round of the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Callens would have arrived in Lima with discomfort after being called up by Juan Reynoso, while Tapia would have a muscle tear. Both players could also miss the match against Argentina.
After drawing 0-0 with Paraguay and losing 0-1 to Brazil in the first double matchday of the Qualifiers, Peru will face Chile on Thursday in Santiago and will host Argentina at the National Stadium next Tuesday.