Peru, an authentic selection of the people | The rival …

“Inti Sotelo and Jack Pintado. May they rest in peace, justice for them”, claimed by the concentration of his Selection and via his Instagram account the Peruvian footballer Christian Cueva. The midfielder, according to local media, will leave this Tuesday for the fourth date of the Qatar 2022 qualifiers against Argentina. Cueva is four years older than Inti and six years older than Jack, the young victims of the police crackdown in Lima Last Saturday, when the streets demanded the resignation of President Manuel Merino, who finally stepped down after the murder of the two university students. The political crisis is deep in the Andean countries and football does not look elsewhere. Cuevas wasn’t the only national team player to publicly align with the popular claim.

Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes were the first players from the Argentina squad to arrive at the Ezeiza venue on Monday, November 9 to focus for a new double-elimination date. That same night, Martín Vizcarra was removed from his post as President of the Nation in Peru and the political event marked the start of a tumultuous week of protests. The streets, with more and more steps, have delegitimized the new president. Edison ‘Orejas’ Flores, starting in last Friday’s loss to Chile (2-0), shared on his social media an image in which a viral complaint was read at the time: “Manuel Merino becomes de facto president after the coup perpetrated by Congress.”

As the crisis in Peru deepened, the national team traveled to Santiago to meet the third qualifying date. “I will not comment on the policy. I did it once and some people didn’t like it. In this case, it is important that there is a national unity, because it is necessary for Peru, because when it is united, it is a strong country in every way “, commented in the hours preceding this match the Argentinian coach Ricardo Gareca, the “Tiger”. At the time of the hymns, at Chile’s national stadium, Peruvian footballers tied their arms and sang the lyrics aloud. The Pacific Classic was not exactly the motivation for the act of unity and strength. It was a message to his people.

“Stadium shot”, He headlined Libero newspaper on the front page making it clear that the sporting result was secondary in the context the company was going through. “We are a people who for a long time remained silent but above all forgotten. It’s time to say enough. We cannot let people who do not represent us govern us and especially want to make our country, our homeland, a company, ”said midfielder Renato Tapia, who plays for Celta de Vigo, last week.

Five months before the presidential elections, Congress impeached Vizcarra over a vacancy for “moral incapacity” as alleged corruption cases against him continue to arise. This questioned political trial and the controversial figure of Merino as the new President of the Nation have been rejected by the people through protests. The murder of Jack Brian Pintado Sánchez and Jordan Inti Sotelo Camargo during the protests ended up sealing Merino’s resignation last Sunday. “Police, your duty is to protect people, not criminals. We all win this fight. Peru Force ”, Velez footballer Luis Abram has expressed his repudiation of the crackdown, who also posted a story on his Instagram with a clear message: “Let us never lose hope and ambition to want and demand a better country.”

Carlos Zambrano is another player who participates in the Argentine Professional League and who has publicly established a position. “What the people wanted has been achieved, the resignation of the president, but let’s not forget all those in Congress, they are the worst, otherwise everything will remain the same. Force my Peru ”, warned the defender of Boca, who had published a photo with the map of the country in black and the sentence“ Peru is in mourning ”.

Paolo Guerrero, a historian of the Andean lands, also spoke with his people. “My best wishes to my country and to all of you who today face the uncertainty of COVID-19 and political instability. I love you Peru”, said the World Cup player, absent from the national team due to a serious injury. “We did it. Do you realize what we are capable of doing? Now the most complicated thing happens, someone with enough balls to take office to make that change. Let’s go to Peru, ”Tapia insisted after Merino left. Different tones, but with a public stance at the end of the day.

Aldo Corzo, Jefferson Farfán and Luis Advíncula were among the many footballers who stood up to the demand for transparency and institutional stability towards the leaders.. The national stadium in Lima will be the setting in which Peru play against Leo Messi’s Argentina, but perhaps the players will have the lead in the most important game, the one played away. The land where pre-Columbian America’s greatest empire lived is fighting the power vacuum and waiting for the sun to rise for society. Inti, the first name of Sotelo Camargo, is also how the Incas called the sun god.