The Peru Copa America 2024 squad has been announced.
The Peru Copa America 2024 squad is aging, with captain Paolo Guerrero now 40-years-old and still ploughing a lone furrow often up front on his own. A lot of their best defenders are now past their best, too, having entered their mid-30s, while there's a complete lack of experience for the youth present in the squad.
Indeed, 10 of the initial 27 players announced for the preliminary team are uncapped, while a further 10 have made five or fewer appearances for the national team. Despite those interesting choices, though, sides do have the option not to release every single player included in their preliminary squads, meaning there's potential more established players could be included at a later date.
Drawn into a group containing Argentina, Chile and Canada, Peru certainly have their work cut out for them if they are to progress to the knockout stages, but a strong showing in 2021, where they finished fourth, will provide them with some confidence.
In the last Copa America tournament hosted in the United States, Peru reached the quarter-finals. They were unable to beat Colombia, though, losing to their neighbours on penalties.
Peru's squad
Peru Copa America 2024 squad: The full team
- GK: Carlos Cáceda (Melgar)
- GK: Diego Romero (Universitario)
- GK: Pedro Gallese (Orlando City)
- DF: Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors)
- DF: Carlos Zambrano (Alianza Lima)
- DF: Aldo Corzo (Universitario)
- DF: Alexander Callens (Girona)
- DF: Luis Abram (Atlanta United)
- DF: Marcos López (Feyenoord)
- DF: Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers)
- DF: Anderson Santamaría (Santos Laguna)
- DF: Oliver Sonne (Silkeborg)
- MF: Piero Quispe (UNAM)
- MF: Sergio Peña (Malmö)
- MF: Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City)
- MF: Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente)
- MF: Christian Cueva (Free agent)
- FW: Paolo Guerrero (Universidad César Vallejo)
- FW: Andre Carrillo (Al-Qadsiah)
- FW: Edison Flores (Universitario)
- FW: Andy Polo (Universitario)
- FW: Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari)
- FW: Bryan Reyna (Belgrano)
- FW: Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal)
- FW: Franco Zanelatto (Alianza Lima)
- FW: José Rivera (Universitario)
Peru fixtures and results
June 21: Peru v Chile, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States
June 25: Peru v Canada, Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States
June 29: Argentina v Peru, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States
Peru manager: Jorge Fossati
At 71, Fassoti is the oldest manager at Copa America 2024, though that isn't such a bad thing. He's been in charge of Qatar on two separate occasions as well as Uruguay, plus a number of other clubs around the world. He's a successful club manager, too, having won a number of trophies.
Though that hasn't extended into the international stage, Fassoti did help his native Uruguay to finish third in the 2004 Copa America. That experience in this tournament could stand Peru in good stead ahead of the 2024 edition.
Peru's star player
Andre Carrillo
Carrilo was injured for their most recent fixtures, but if he's fit then he's the Peru danger man. The former Sporting and Benfica winger is an exciting talent on the ball, and also offers great movement off it. With the 32-year-old closing in on 100 caps for his nation, too, Carrilo will want to perform well in what could be his last major international tournament.
