Pedro Castillo sends a message of encouragement to the national team ahead of their meeting in Uruguay

The excitement begins to be felt as the time comes for the match between the Peruvian and Uruguayan national team that will be held at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. This is how even the president of the republic, Pedro Castillo , has been encouraged to send some words of encouragement to those chosen by Ricardo Gareca to wear the shirt this Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

“With optimism and hope, we encourage the last two matches of the national team that will lead us to the triumph and the road to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Come on, boys, the country with you! United we are stronger. Arriba, Peru”, reads the Peruvian presidency's Twitter post, which is accompanied by an image featuring Edison Flores, Renato Tapia, Gianluca Lapadula, Aldo Corzo, Christian Cueve and other players who will participate in the match against the national charrua team.

The love for the team was not only felt on social networks, but also in the foreign country where several fans have come to encourage the national team. They waited for their arrival in Montevideo to greet them with cheers. As each player got off the bus that transported them from the airport to the hotel, there was the applause and shouts of those who yearn for the best for their team in their last two matches that would define their participation in the football world cup in Qatar.

During the last few hours, several players that make up foreign clubs came to Peruvian lands to join the team, including the applauded Gianluca Lapadula. In order to get ready for such an important match, the eleven players that make up the official lineup had a training session on Tuesday morning.

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“The Peruvian National Team reports that defender Miguel Araujo tested positive for the tests carried out against Covid-19 and is disaffected from the call for the encounter against Uruguay for the 17th date of the South American Qualifiers for the World Cup Qatar 2022 ″, it is read in the publication of the Peruvian Football Federation that confirms that the player will not be part of this phase of the qualifying round.

Araujo, who works as a defender of FC Emmen, arrived in Peru during the last few days and took the opportunity to train with the rest of the team members. However, when his coronavirus infection was confirmed, an effort was made to keep him away from the rest of the players to prevent them from being affected as well. So far it is the only confirmed case among those selected by Ricardo Gareca.

For its part, Uruguay also presented the positive coronavirus case of midfielder Matías Vecino. In his replacement, coach Diego Alonso pointed out Fabricio Díaz of Liverpool Montevideo and captain of the U20, according to the Uruguayan Football Association.

It is worth remembering that the Uruguayan national team would be playing its direct pass to Qatar 2022, this should win the match against Peru and Chile defeat Brazil, which will play as a visitor. In the case of the national team, we are fifth in the standings and if we stay in the same position, we would have to continue to face each other to get a spot in the world cup. Brazil and Argentina with 39 and 35 points respectively, already have a guaranteed place while Ecuador's 25 put it one step away from traveling to Qatar this year.

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