Juan Reynoso returned to Lima this Friday after being present at the UNSA Monumental stadium in Arequipa, where Melgar faced Internacional for the first leg match of the quarterfinals of the South American Cup. The new coach of the Peruvian National Team analyzed the performance of “Domino” and highlighted the youth of the Arequipa team.
“In these types of games, the moments when you are better and you don’t take advantage of it, that happens. Even so, I think that Melgar was solid, there were some important approaches, but I think that in general it was an even duel against a rival who is going to fight for the finals in this tournament,” Reynoso said in an exclusive dialogue with RPP News.
“I saw Melgar with the same line of juice as with Néstor Lorenzo and with the peace of mind that yesterday’s defense was an average of 20 or 21 years old, who solved the situation with category,” added the strategist.
After the goalless duel in Arequipa, Melgar will have to seek their pass to the semifinals of the South American Cup by visiting Internacional in Porto Alegre next Wednesday.
Will Peru play the Qualifiers in high-rise cities?
One of the most notable changes you plan to make John Reynoso in the Peruvian National Team with a view to South American Qualifiers 2026 It is about locality. The ‘bicolor’ has the National Stadium in Lima as its main stage, but the coach will open the possibility for high-rise cities, such as Arequipa and Cusco in official matches.
“We talked about something with Juan Carlos (Oblitas) and Agustín (Lozano), but more about the official dates. The format of the Qualifiers has changed, before it was played in one or two venues, but we see that Brazil or Chile itself sometimes use Calama or Santiago. If that possibility opens up, we could open the one in Cusco, the one in Arequipa and logically the one in Lima”, counted John Reynoso.
Likewise, the coach pointed out that this figure will depend on the analysis carried out together with his technical command and the characteristics of the rivals for each occasion.
“It will be some teams, according to the characteristics of the rivals. It’s not just doing it. It would be necessary to carry out a fairly exhaustive investigation to define, according to the characteristics of the rivals that suit us, ”he indicated.
Juan Reynoso and soccer players of Peruvian descent
One of the issues that caught the most attention in Juan Reynoso’s presentation is that he will be open to working with soccer players of Peruvian descent, through the scouting process. The ‘Cabezón’ said that his intention is to “advance situations”.
“It is to balance in a way these two years of pandemic that we could not work with minors. Also elevate the universe and mainly competitiveness”, she highlighted.
Also, he referred to the peruvian soccer and Liga 1 Betsson, on which he sees a need for “restructuring”.
“My intention is to help and to let me help. Nor is it to impose, it looks bad. We are convinced that the tournament must be restructured, and that this restructuring will lead us to a better competitive level, which is the path we are looking for”, he concluded.
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