Cristal footballer Joao Grimaldo did not play against Canada or Argentina in the Copa América. In response, Diego Rebagliati revealed why Jorge Fossati did not put him in.
The Peruvian national team lost 2-0 to Argentina on matchday 3 of Group A of the 2024 Copa América and with that said goodbye to the continental tournament. One of the players who did not see action in the last two games is Joao Grimaldo. This is how the sports commentator Diego Rebagliati He explained his reasons why Jorge Fossati did not give him minutes.
Why did Joao Grimaldo not play against Canada and Argentina?
It should be noted that the skilled player from the Rimense team is one of the important pieces in the replacement of the Bicolor; however, he only played a few minutes against Chile in the Conmebol tournament. As expected, this generated criticism from some netizens towards the coach of the ‘Bicolor’ for not giving him more opportunities.
In this context, sports commentator Diego Rebagliati did not hesitate to answer the question asked to the program ‘Diego y Talía’ about why the striker Sporting Cristal He did not play in the last two decisive matches. He explained that he does not have a concrete answer either, but he feels that it is because Jorge Fossati wanted to give minutes to the other players.
“Why didn’t Joao Grimaldo play? I don’t understand why he didn’t play either, bro. Grimaldo played 20 minutes with Chile and left us all excited. My feeling is that he wanted all 24 field players to have minutes. That’s why ‘Tunche’, Castillo, came on, that’s why he ended up putting them all in and that’s fine, but I don’t know if it’s time to try,” held.
How much is Joao Grimaldo worth?
According to Transfermarkt, one of the websites specialized in showing the data and salaries of footballers around the world, John Grimaldo has a current market value of 1.5 million euros.
Joao Grimaldo and his numbers in the Peruvian national team
Joao Grimaldo has played seven matches with the Peruvian national team at the senior level and has only scored one goal: against Nicaragua, in a friendly match that was played in Matute and ended 2-0 in favor of the white and red.
Joao Grimaldo wearing a Peruvian national team shirt. Photo: Luis Jiménez | LIBERO.
Who is Joao Grimaldo?
Sporting Cristal striker, John Grimaldoborn on February 20, 2003. A footballer with vision, dribbling and creativity on the field against rivals, with the ability to shoot at goal.
The young footballer defended the colors of the Peruvian U-17 and U-18 national teams. He made his debut with the U-20 team in a friendly match against Chile.
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