Peru vs. Uruguay: Pedro Aquino sent an encouraging message in the preview of the match for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

The Peruvian team will play this afternoon against its Uruguayan counterpart in visiting condition as part of the 17th date of the South American Qualifiers. The Centenario Stadium in Montevideo will be the stage where the 'bicolor' will seek to make history to set foot and a half in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In this regard, Pedro Aquino posted an encouraging message through his social networks on the occasion of this momentous meeting.

The footballer used his Instagram account to write the message a few hours into the game. First, he expressed his pride in having been born in Peru. “I am proud to be Peruvian and I am happy!” . He then continued with his announcement. “Today, which is such a special and important date, I want to send you my best wishes for success, make it a memorable and historic night,” wrote 'La Roca'.

Finally, he turned to his teammates in the 'bicolor' to deploy their greatest effort on the playing field. “For the whole team, at a distance, I am with you, may the last drop of sweat be left on the court. They are loved. Up Peru, face...! ”, he concluded.

And it is that this is one of those encounters where no one wants to be left out because of what is at stake and because of the framework that implies with a Centennial full of Uruguayan fans. In addition to the Peruvians who made a great effort, from the trip to the capital 'charrua', to getting the expensive tickets that generated a great deal of controversy in the previous one, but which did not prevent them from attending the match anyway.

Victory is the main objective, but a draw is not a bad result either considering that the last match of the team of all will be against an eliminated Paraguay and in Lima. Therefore, players must double their efforts to a 'charrua' squad that has all its figures and that will leave nothing to chance, taking into account that if they win, they qualify directly to the World Cup.

ABSENCE OF PEDRO AQUINO WITH PERU

Now, in the case of Aquino, although he was an appellant called to the 'bicolor' by Ricardo Gareca, the fact that he constantly suffers on a physical level kept him from the calls. In fact, the fracture suffered in the fifth metatarsal bone of the right foot during a training session at La Videna caused the last double date to Colombia in Barranquilla and Ecuador in Lima. That time was the last time the player was with his teammates in the national cast.

Since then, he has gone through an operation that kept him away from the courts for about 2 months. Obviously, this caused enormous discomfort in his club, America de Mexico, with regard to his health, because every time he was summoned to the 'white-red', he would come back with some physical problem. As happened at the time with the problem caused by Renato Tapia between the FPF and Eduardo 'Chacho' Coudet, coach of Celta de Vigo, even saying as if he were a “mechanic shop that arrange for him to play with Peru.”

PEDRO AQUINO NEWS

For now, the former Sporting Cristal footballer has been working in the field with the rest of his colleagues in the 'Aztec' field. What he is focusing on is the physical issue due to the long time he has been on leave. In that sense, according to Mexican media, he could have minutes in the friendly that 'Las Águilas' will have against Monterrey this Friday, March 25. Otherwise, it would be for the match against Necaxa for Liga MX on Saturday, April 02.

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