The Peruvian Under-17 team is managed by Pablo Zegarra (FPF).

On Friday, February 24, the conmebol made the draw for the first phase of the South American Submarine 17 which will be held in Ecuador between next Thursday March 30 and Sunday April 23. There Peruvian team joined group B.

There ‘two-tone‘ next to Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela y Bolivia make up the series. Group A is made up of Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay y Colombia. The teams will play all against all in each series and the first three of each group will advance to the hexagonal final. With the same system, the four best of the final phase will rank the U17 World Cup of Peru which begins on November 10 until December 2. The Peruvian team has a guaranteed place in the World Cup by the country hosting the sporting event. In case he manages to reach the second phase and occupies one of the first four places, the last place will go to fifth place in France.

There Fifa assigned to Peru as organizer of U17 World Cup of 2021, but the competition was suspended due to the Covid 19 pandemic. However, the international football governing body has decided to keep the locality for this 2023. Despite the fact that the ‘two-tone‘ is already automatically ranked, the championship will be used to assess the level of the team and prepare for the World Cup. The technique Pablo Zegarra took over as substitute coach victor reyes.

Pablo Zegarra will replace Víctor Reyes as Sub 17 (FPF) coach.
Pablo Zegarra will replace Víctor Reyes as Sub 17 (FPF) coach.

There Peru national under-17 team getting ready for the South America 2023. There ‘two-tone“He played two friendlies with Colombia, the first, took place on Tuesday 21 February, tying 0-0, while the second took place on Thursday 23 and ended in another 1-1 draw. Both matches were played at Bogota Metropolitan Stadium.

Those called up for this round were the following: Goalkeepers: Juan Durán (UD Cornella de Spain) and Jhefferson Rodríguez (University). Defenders: Brian Arias, Jonathan Garcia and Jhosenffer Yllescas (Lima Covenant), Luis Baylon (Sports Crystal)Ghian Sotelo (Saint-Martin), Philipp Eisele (Eintracht Frankfurt) Germany) and Matías Barboza (Arsenal de Sarande de Argentina). Midfielders: Braidy Paz and Bassco Soyer (Alianza Lima), Thiago Salinas and Carlos del Valle (Sporting Cristal), Esteban Cruz (Universitario) and Antonio Delgado (Cantolao). Attackers: José Miller (Caracas FC de Venezuela), Yamil Mejía (Cantolao), Víctor Guzmán (Alianza Lima), Snayder Cotito (Sporting Cristal) and Dayron Hernández (San Martín).

Peru participated in two Under-17 World Cups. The first dates back to 2005, when the ‘two-tone‘ was also in charge of organizing the tournament, and the second in 2007, when the generation of ‘Jotitas‘ qualified for the world cup Thailand. The first time the Peruvian team was eliminated in the group stage and the second time they reached the quarter-finals.

South American Sub 17 from Ecuador 2023: selection of groups A and B
South American Sub 17 from Ecuador 2023: selection of groups A and B

The designation of Pablo Zegarra as the new under 17 coach was the first decision of Jose Guillermo Del Solar at the head of the technical unit for minors of the FPF. In his presentation, the manager revealed the reasons that led him to bet on his former teammate in Sports Crystal:

“The person who chooses Pablo Zegarra It was me, I did it after an important conversation with Juan Reynoso there Juan Carlos Oblitas. We talked about different names and I made the decision to bring Pablo for many reasons. The first, because he has complete identification with the national team shield, since he has integrated the selection of majors and minors. Secondly, because he prepared very well, he has a degree from the RFEF and significant experience working with minors in Spanish football and also in ours, he worked for many years in minors. Sports Crystalhe stated.

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