Ángelo Campos and the goal of the Peruvian national team in the qualifiers: “We have direct qualification in mind”

There are 9 days left for the Peruvian national team to sustain a commitment against the Uruguayan team in a match valid for the 17th date of the South American Qualifiers. The slogan is none other than a triumph that will allow him to be better positioned on the last date against Paraguay. In that regard, Ángelo Campos spoke about the objective of the 'bicolor' in terms of the fight for a quota at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

“The group goes for everything. We have in mind the objective of direct classification and we aim for that. We have to go to the court for that”, commented the goalkeeper of the 'bicolor' in an interview for the sports program 'Football as Cancha' of RPP Noticias.

And it is that after having fought hard and having obtained impressive results on a visit (victories against Ecuador in Quito, Venezuela in Caracas and Colombia in Barranquilla), the national cast has gotten into the fight for a spot at the World Cup. In fact, he ranks fifth with 21 points and depending on himself to reach the maximum goal. For this reason, it is essential that they win their remaining matches against Uruguay in Montevideo and Paraguay in Lima. Otherwise, it would complicate the outcome and I would have to wait for the results of the other teams that are also struggling to get in.

The same 'charruas' are fourth with 22 points, but if they lose their next two matches, their chances of qualifying would be complicated. Chile (sixth with 19 points) and Colombia (seventh with 17 points) have a little more difficult. In addition to the position they are in, they have a more complex fixture and will have to wait to see what happens with what Peruvians and Uruguayans achieve.

DRESS UP THE 'BLANQUIRROJA'

On the other hand, Campos also had words about his feelings of being in the 'blanquirroja'. “When you come to work for the Peruvian national team, you are aware that you wear everyone's shirt. You have to work and grow in every call. I always wondered what it would be like to be called up, what it would be like to wear the national team shirt or go to the Videna. I knew that at some point dreams come true,” he said.

The current player from Alianza Lima was called up as a result of the great 2021 he did with his team and that ended with the national title. In addition, it is known that Peru's coach, Ricardo Gareca, does not usually change many elements in the squad, so despite the bad timing of the 'blanquiazul' team in Liga 1 this 2022, he decided to call Campos.

POSSIBLE DEBUT AGAINST PARAGUAY

Now, although he has not yet made his debut with the senior team, the fact that Pedro Gallese is conditioned for the duel against the Uruguayans with a yellow card, gives him a small chance that he can play against the Paraguayans. José Carvallo, goalkeeper for Universitario de Deportes, is also another alternative considering his vast experience at 36 years old. “Pedro Gallese has been handling the yellow card very well, but if given the opportunity, one has to be prepared to give everything for the shirt,” he added.

RESPALDO A CARLOS BUSTOS

Finally, as stated above, the 'intimate' cast is not going through a good time in the local tournament. It ranks fourteenth with just 5 points. In that sense, criticism came to the coach Carlos Bustos, whom Angelo came out to support. “Carlos Bustos is not under discussion. The group is calm to get ahead of these bad results, we are going to give everything for Alianza Lima,” he said.

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