The newspaper Líbero published in detail the number of passengers who accompanied the red and white delegation to Qatar, where they could not beat the ocean team in the penalty shootout and were excluded from the FIFA Cup. world. Among them are members and friends of the Peruvian players, including the Colo Colo striker, who has traveled with almost his entire family.
In Peru, they not only continue to complain of having been excluded from the Qatar World Cup in the qualifiers, but also of a controversy involving their delegation and those who accompanied them on their trip to the Middle East, where the match was played. . A situation that outraged the fans of this country, as they claim that the team did not have optimal concentration before the match.
The team led by Ricardo Gareca fell on penalties against Australia, after equalizing scoreless in regulation time, and could not qualify for the planetary event. But that wasn’t the only thing. A few days later, the information was made public that people outside the red and white team boarded the plane with the footballers and workers, and whose living expenses in the country where the match will be played World Cup were paid by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF).
According to Peruvian media, the operation which meant the trip and stay cost “no less than 1.3 million US dollars”. A high amount which is explained, in large part, by the high number of guests that the selection had, and for which clubs such as Alianza Lima, Universitario de Deportes and Cienciano are today asking the FPF for explanations.
This Saturday, the Líbero newspaper, one of the most important in Peru, gave new details of the 141 people who accompanied the Inca team to Barcelona, where they played a friendly match, and then to Qatar, for the playoffs . Among them are names like the barber of Miguel Trauco, a close friend of Christian Cueva, and other professionals who have traveled in the cheapest category offered by the airline.
There were also relatives of footballers from the aforementioned section, such as the stepmother of Colo Colo striker Gabriel Costa; and the sister-in-law of Christofer Gonzáles, another who registered a passage by the cacique a few years ago. In second class, meanwhile, the presidents of Amazonas, La Libertad, Huancavelica, Piura, Moquegua, Ica, San Martín, Joel Raffo and Sporting Cristal were present, as well as the helmsman of Ligue 2.
According to the aforementioned media, the list of those who traveled with the Peruvian delegation was provided by Kike La Hoz of Sudor magazine, and specifies that 158 people were on the plane that day. That is 17 people more than the number of passengers previously known. The outlet reports that the Uruguayan nationalized Peruvian striker was also accompanied by his wife and children.
On this situation, Juan Carlos Oblitas, sports director of the FEF, assured that it is a matter over which he has no power. “It is not the first time that a plane has traveled with more people outside the delegation. The term they want to give it (invited or not) depends on the federation. It’s not a problem that I manage or see” said.
It should be mentioned that this is not the first time that Peru has been involved in a situation of this magnitude. At the 2019 Copa América, the Bicolores were accompanied by their loved ones as they approached the 5-0 defeat against home team Brazil. The fall prompted coach Ricardo Gareca to ask everyone who was not part of the delegation to leave the hotel.
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