The Peruvian team he was forced to make a last-minute change to his starting line-up before the crucial game against him Brazilcorresponding to date 10 of South American qualifiers heading to World Cup 2026. The match, played at the flagship Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia, was touched by drama due to the unexpected loss of the striker. Alex de Valera.
The Uruguayan strategist Jorge Fossati de Valera initially considered one of his attacking men for the fight against the ‘green yellow‘. However, due to an unusual injury suffered during the warm-up before the match, the striker left the striker out of the starting line-up, with the striker being substituted in case of emergency. Bryan Ríona.
The sports journalist revealed the unusual situation Pedro Garciawas present at the Brazilian venue to cover the crucial elimination match. The communicator explained that of Valera he was forced to abandon practice before the opening whistle due to an unexpected illness, forcing the ‘red and white‘ to suddenly modify their offensive strategy.
The loss of the Universitario striker was a hard blow for Peru’s aspirations as a visitor against one of the main contenders for the highest World Cup competition. Ditches and his technical leadership had to rethink their offense at the last minute, putting their trust in Reyna.
“The scoop that Michael Succar gave, after noticing that de Valera was not there, he left the locker room. It could be many things, sometimes a player seems to sit down, review, evaluate and play the same. But in this case, they obviously evaluated him and it’s impossible, he can’t play What happened to Alex de Valera? He was warming up, the court was slippery and during the warm-up he fell. And it seems to me that he fell on the ball, hit his back and the assessment was negative, he will not be able to play in this game.”said the journalist during the broadcast of Movistar Deportes.
At first it was speculated that the replacement for ‘ValegolI would be Luis Ramosforward for Cusco FC and the natural nine that ‘Nono’ had on the bench. However, the winger from Belgrano was finally replaced:
“The Conmebol official just came to confirm us with the form in hand, that Bryan Reyna will start. One could speculate on Ramos’ eventual end, but no, there is a man-to-man changebut also tactical modification, there will be time to develop it,” said the field reporter.
The injury of Alex de Valera Not only did it leave the Peru team without their starting nine, but it also forced Jorge Fossati to change his classic 3-5-2 formation for a 5-4-1. he’Skiny‘ maintained his line of five defenders, with Luis Advincula y Marcos Lopez as lanes, and Alexander Callens, Carlos Zambrano and Miguel Araujo of middle.
The change happened in midfield and forward, since then Jesus Castillo he began to form a double curb wheel with Wild Cartagenawho Sergio Pena He left the inside area to move to the right wing and Bryan Ríonainstead of standing de Valera as delegate, he moved to the left wing, leaving one Edison Flores.
he’EarsIt was the great sacrifice for this modification, since he is not a pure nine, although he acts as a forward in Universitario, he does more like that with his second hitting role behind the area attacker.
Soccer – World Cup – South America Qualifiers – Brazil v Peru – Estadio Mane Garrincha, Brasilia, Brazil – October 15, 2024 Peru’s Bryan Reyna in action with Rodrygo REUTERS/Adriano MachadoPeru’s next match is on Friday, November 19, when they host Chile in the 11th match of the South American Qualifiers. The venue of the match has not yet been confirmed, although it is likely to be played at the Monumental Stadium. It is worth mentioning, for this comparison, the ‘two colors‘He will not be able to rely on Bryan Reyna or Pedro Gallese, who were suspended after receiving a second yellow card against Brazil.
This is a key comparison, since the ‘roja‘It comes at a difficult time, with four wins in a row, and therefore it would mean leaving a direct rival almost eliminating them.