Hours go by and more images of the painful victory of Peru before Brazil on the 10th of South American qualifiers to the World Cup 2026. Two players from the ‘two-tone’: Oliver Sonne y João Grimaldo.
The two footballers mentioned made their income in the complementary phase for Edison Flores y Jesus Castillo, respectively. Jorge Fossati’s team was looking for a solution from the bench in view of the superiority of the ‘yellow green’.
With the changes Sonne and Grimaldo, the ‘white-red’ He got a soft drink and moved meters forward at the Mané Garrincha stadium. He started to press the other field and therefore he won the ball very close to the rival area several times.
In one of those ‘press’, the midfielder Jorge Murrugarra He swept and gave the ball to Joao Grimaldo. The former Sporting Cristal footballer drove a few meters and took a shot without much direction. The round ended in the stands.
Latina TV cameras captured the entire scene. Although the Partizan winger was now settling in at the end, at the other end Oliver Sonne looked unmarked. The Dane had made a cross and entered alone in front of the Brazilian goal.
The 21-year-old didn’t see his movement and didn’t pass him. This annoyed the goalkeeper of Silkeborg IF, who reprimanded him by gesticulating with great euphoria. His claim quickly went viral on social media.
Sergio IbarraLatina television commentator, emphasized that play during the broadcast of the qualifying match. “I do not know what language Sonne demanded of Grimaldo because he had never seen him, he had made the cross, but Grimaldo decided to hit the goal and beat him badly.”
Oliver Sonne was upset with Joao Grimaldo because he didn’t pass him in Peru vs Brazil.Not only was Sonne happy with Grimaldo’s play, but he also expressed his concerns with the performance of the Peruvian team after the victory against Brazil. Originally from Denmark, with limited Spanish, he self-criticized in a mixed zone.
“The bad team and I’m bad too, everything very bad. It was very difficult today, we know, but that’s not good after finishing with the score 4-0. Obviously we have to believe and that is very important. “Today was a very bad day, but we have to keep going,” he said.
Grimaldo, for his part, returned to wear the Peruvian national team shirt after four months. Their last game went back to the draw with Chile for the first date of Copa America 2024where he came on in the second half and played 19 minutes.
After that game, the technician Jorge Fossati He continued to call him, but did not give him opportunities to add minutes to the field. He did not appear on the bench against Colombia and Ecuador on the double date in September, and remained on the bench against Uruguay.
Joao Grimaldo returned to face an official match with the Peruvian team after four months.The Peruvian team ended this double day of the 2026 Qualifiers and will now have a month to prepare for their next match. This will be before the Chile of Ricardo Gareca Next Friday, November 15 at 8:30 pm The stadium is still to be confirmed.