Peru vs. Uruguay: André Carrillo and his remarkable statistics prior to the match for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

The Peruvian national team will hold a complicated commitment to its Uruguay counterpart this Thursday, March 24 in a duel valid for the 17th date of the South American Qualifiers. The Centenario stadium will witness the clash between both teams struggling to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. However, the 'bicolor' could have a slight advantage if we take into account the recent statistical data that CONMEBOL showed with respect to André Carrillo.

'La Culebra' is part of the group of players with the highest number of dribbles completed in the qualifying process. In fact, he has been executed for 35 amagues in the 13 games he has played so far. “Those who deceive rivals with fantasy”, was the text published on the social networks of that entity.

The list is led by Brazilian Neymar, who made 55 dribbles, followed by Argentine star Lionel Messi with 47. Ecuadorian Gonzalo Plata has been another of the unbalanced players with 45 dribbles, leaving the pass to Chilean Alexis Sánchez with 43. This is where Carrillo comes with the aforementioned 35 bankruptcies. Other players who are also part of this select roster are Colombians Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Luis Fernando Díaz. The Juventus steering wheel from Italy added 34 dribbles, the same as the Liverpool winger of England.

Now, as for the Peruvian footballer, these numbers only show the ability he has to get several players off his back. Although his starting position is that of extreme to right, he often trades his locations on the field with Gianluca Lapadula. Hence, he has greater options to be able to bargain and get rid of rivals.

However, it is not the only quality that Carrillo has, since in these qualifiers he has contributed with 3 goals for Peru to add to the scoreboard. This is a fact that did not happen before, because he was not a footballer who used to shoot at goal or, in any case, position himself in front of the goal.

EVOLUTION OF ANDRÉ CARRILLO

The current player from Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal showed a barbaric ability to 'dribble' his opponents since his early days in football. In Alianza Lima he used to do it, but he had that deficit of taking several players, without finishing the goal.

Even so, he managed to go abroad and play for important clubs such as Sporting Lisbon and Benfica in Portugal, as well as Watford in England. However, his best version has been seen with the Arab team, which he reached after having held a remarkable World Cup Russia 2018, where he was one of his best players.

MOMENTO ACTUAL

André Carrillo's present is something to highlight. As was said above, since his arrival in the Middle East, his performance improved considerably. In fact, so far in his stay in that country, he has played 141 matches, in which he has scored 27 goals and provided another 27 assists. This moved him to the 'bicolor', where he has not only contributed in the scoring facet, but has also served as a leader both on and off the pitch. It is seen that her weight in the locker room has increased at the age of 30.

Another point to take into account is that under the command of Ramón Díaz in Al-Hilal, he has alternated in another position: right interior, something that Carrillo himself was surprised, but to which he believes he has been adapting. “It's a new position and the truth is that I've been doing quite well. I didn't expect it, but I'm happy,” he said on his arrival in Lima for these qualifying matches.

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