The Peruvian team got their pass to the playoffs and is very close to qualifying Mundial Qatar 2022. La Blanquirroja finished fifth in the South American qualifiers, and one of the duos that stood out the most throughout the contest was the one formed by christian cave and Gianluca Lapadula. Precisely, the first goal against Paraguay, on the last date, was due to the work of both players.
Although the ‘Bambino’ has been in the squad for about a year, he has formed a great friendship with ‘Aladdin’ in this short time. In a recent interview, the ’10’ of the Bicolor He talked about this friendly relationship he has with the Benevento striker.
“I have a nice friendship with Gianluca Lapadula. He stops kissing me all day, he is very affectionate. If my wife finds out, she is going to throw me out of the house”, he declared between laughs to Gol Peru.
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“When Gianluca arrived at the national team, there was a very positive vibe. He is a person who from the first day began to show his Peruvian roots, what he felt for Peru and it infected us a lot ”, he added.
Cueva praised Lapadula
at another time, christian cave He took the opportunity to praise his teammate, who has returned with the goal, after a long drought in his Italian Serie B club. “I feel happy for him and for the moment he is going through.”
Let us remember that, throughout the Ricardo Gareca era, the former Alianza Lima soccer player has scored 15 goals, while Gianluca Lapadula He has five points.
Christian Cueva and his first conversation Gareca
At another point in the interview, the popular ‘Aladdin’ recounted details of some of his passages within the Peruvian team, such as the first conversation he had with Ricardo Gareca.
“Personally, Ricardo Gareca has a lot to do with it. The first time he talked to me we never talked about football, but how I felt. We speak the human part. There he made a difference ”, he claimed.
When will the Peruvian team play the playoff?
The peruvian national team will play against Australia or the United Arab Emirates in the playoff for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This duel will be played on Monday, June 13 at 1:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) in the city of Doha.
Which teams will meet in the intercontinental playoff?
The FIFA draw determined the following clashes for the intercontinental playoff: the fifth in South America (Peru) against the fifth-placed team in Asia (Australia or the United Arab Emirates) and the fourth in Concacaf (Costa Rica) against the winner of the qualifying rounds for Oceania (New Zealand).
How were the groups for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
- Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador
- Group B: England, USA, Iran, European Play Off (Wales vs. Scotland/Ukraine)
- Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia
- Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, Play Off 1 (Peru vs. Australia/United Arab Emirates)
- Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Play Off 2 (Costa Rica vs. New Zealand)
- Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
- Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon
- Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana.