Overview
- In a 2-1 friendly defeat to Unión de Santa Fe, Sergio Peña’s mistake resulted in an own goal as Pablo Guede shouted from the bench for him to drive forward.
- Pablo Guede said there are “zero problems” with Peña and described his in-game admonishment as part of how he pressures players to improve, noting he has said harsher things in recent matches.
- The coach confirmed he will keep testing players in nontraditional roles during the remaining friendlies, citing upcoming games against Colo Colo and Inter Miami.
- He pointed to improvising Jairo Vélez at right back as a viable option and outlined plans to develop additional holding-midfield choices alongside Pedro Aquino and Jesús Castillo.
- Journalist Pedro García criticized Guede’s approach as overly rigid, arguing the insistence on building from the back contributed to errors and urging more pragmatic decisions.