Rinaldo Cruzado praised Ricardo Gareca and clarified that he is not yet retiring from football

Rinaldo Cruzado was a little missing after not finding a team in 2022. The steering wheel, who passed through Chievo Verona of the Italian first division, spoke in a recent interview and made it clear that he is not yet retiring from the king sport. In addition, he flattered Ricardo Gareca and talked about several recent events in Peruvian football. ExAlianza Lima played a friendly in Qatar with the 'blanquirroja'.

“I had some chances to play in the province, but I didn't take them. I wanted to stay in Lima. I haven't retired yet, I'm trying to stay well physically,” revealed the professional footballer on the RPP Noticias Football Como Cancha program.

On the other hand, he referred to the recent 4-1 victory of the 'whites' over Universitario in a stadium Monumental completely full of 'cream' fans. “The classics are equally enjoyed. For one or four goals, it's the same. The classics have to be won and that's it,” said the midfielder who played last year for Alianza Atlético de Sullana and fought the low until the end of the tournament.

Rinaldo Cruzado made his debut in Alianza Lima in the 2003 season and stayed until 2004 and then went abroad with the Grasshopper Club Zurich in Switzerland. After going through several clubs, he returned to Alianza Lima in 2017 and became champion that season with Pablo Bengoechea at the helm. The steering wheel was one of the leaders.

CRUSADER FLATTERED GARECA

Rinaldo Cruzado, who defended the Peruvian national team 44 times between international friendlies, Copa America and South American Qualifiers, referred to the current coach Ricardo Gareca and the playoff that will be played by the 'white-roja' in June. The former midfielder also referred to the weather in Qatar, where he played a friendly with the 'bicolor' precisely against the current hostess.

“We are fighting to make it to the World Cup for something. It's because of Gareca's presence. He is one of the best technicians in the history of the Peruvian national team. What he has made us live as Peruvians, is to live happily always. There was a change, not just in football. Also in society,” he commented on the 'Tiger'.

“I don't think there is such an advantage because of the issue of closeness. The National Team has shown a lot that it can cope with any team. The boys are preparing well. When I played with the national team in Qatar, you do feel the weather, but that goes into the background. The team is still trained for everything, it has been demonstrating this way,” he said about the climate in the Asian country.

MANCO ON CLIMATE IN QATAR

Reimond Manco also played in Qatar between 2012 and 2013. There he had to get used to the weather, which, he said, was “really suffocating” in the middle of the year, when Peru will play the World Cup Repechage.

“It's complicated. Games were always played at night. There is too much heat, the thermal sensation is too strong. It's really suffocating, and even worse in the time of June. I remember that when I arrived they gave me a heat vaccine and they recommended that I go out every day to sunbathe for half an hour, so that my body acclimatizes. But it was almost impossible for me to walk. Our training sessions were from 10 in the evening, because you couldn't run in the morning or afternoon,” he said in an interview with Depor.

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