Will Peru choose? Mateo Stickler can play for four national teams and shines in Italy.

The Peruvian national team did not start the 2026 Qualifiers in the best way

and many fans are asking for the departure of Juan Reynoso. However, another aspect that needs to be addressed is the generational change, especially in the offensive line, which has been the weakest point of the national team since the qualifying process began. In this regard, a new 'Lapadula' has emerged who could play for the national team.

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This is Mateo Stickler, a Sub-20 football player who plays as a right winger and has been getting playing time at Prato, a club that is playing in the Serie D of Italy, a tournament that Gianluca Lapadula also played in even when he was older. Therefore, it would not be surprising if the Peruvian Football Federation shows interest in him in the future.

It is also important to note that the player, who can also play as a full-back, can play for up to four national teams due to his ancestry and country of birth. If he wishes, Mateo Stickler has the option to defend the jersey of the United States, Austria, Italy, and Peru, the latter due to the fact that both his mother and grandmother have Inca roots.

Mateo Stickler when he played for Alessandria Calcio.

It is under this premise that he could be called up soon for a microcycle of the Peruvian national team's youth divisions. In addition, the winger has experience in large institutions as he passed through the academies of Juventus and Boca Juniors. It is important to indicate that if Juan Reynoso wants to call him up at some point, Stickler will have to go through the process of obtaining citizenship, just like Oliver Sonne did.

List of summoned players by Juan Reynoso in Liga 1

It is worth noting that there are no players from Alianza Lima or Universitario due to their participation in the final of the 2023 Liga 1.