Peruvian national team: coach Jorge Luis Pinto said that the 'bicolor' is his favorite to win the repechage

The Colombian knows very closely the two teams that could play the repesca with Ricardo Gareca's team in June.

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Jorge Luis Pinto analyzed the playoff where Peru will face the winner of the match between Australia and the Arab Emirates. The Colombian knows very closely the possible rivals of the 'bicolor', since he led the latter two years ago. The coach gave the 'white-red' as his favorite to be in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

“For me Peru is the favorite to win the repechage. We South Americans have more dynamics, more ball touch, in general more football,” he said in conversation with RPP.

The 'coffee grower' told about his experience in the repechage and compared the styles of the teams of the Asian Football Confederation. “I faced Australia in the last qualifier because we had the playoff with them, it is a more European team, that presses and simple play, with a quick touch. Emirates is more technical and has an extraordinary centre-forward.”

“I don't know which South American team could look like Emirates. I would say that Emirates is a little more technical than Bolivia, it is a team that always tries to attack, it could be similar to a second-rate team from Brazil,” added the former Alianza Lima strategist.

This is how the players of the 'blanquirroja' celebrated the victory against Paraguay. Photo: FPF.
This is how the players of the 'blanquirroja' celebrated the victory against Paraguay. Photo: FPF.

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