The Peruvian national team is going through a terrible moment in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup

For the third double round, they will face Bolivia and Venezuela. One of the main problems of the team has been the attack, and many have criticized Juan Reynoso. However, this issue could soon be solved because Gianluca Lapadula would return to the team in November.

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The Italo-Peruvian striker has been called up by Cagliari for the match against Salernitana in the 9th round of Serie A. This means he could return to action on the field after being absent since the start of the season due to a serious injury. With this, he would also be close to fulfilling his other desire.

We are referring to the fact of returning to the Peruvian national team, which currently lacks goals in the qualifying process for the next World Cup. In that context, Gianluca Lapadula could play against Bolivia at the high altitude of La Paz in the 3rd round of the 2026 qualifiers.

However, this possibility also raises the question of whether he should play in that match or not, since Paolo Guerrero is the starting striker and is currently playing for Liga de Quito, a club that plays at an elevation of 2,850 meters above sea level. Therefore, he knows very well how to play at high altitudes.

Although he did not do it very often, Gianluca Lapadula also knows what it's like to play at high altitude with the Peruvian national team in the CONMEBOL qualifiers. For the Qatar World Cup, he played in Peru's 2-1 victory against Ecuador in Quito, where he even provided an assist. He was also present in the 1-0 defeat against Bolivia in La Paz. Since then, Lapadula has not played at high altitude again, although he ran almost 90 minutes in both mentioned matches.