Overview
- Peru meets Russia on Wednesday at Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg in its second friendly under interim coach Manuel Barreto.
- The Peruvian delegation endured a multi-stop trip of roughly 37 hours and held only one practice in Russia after an unsuccessful bid to delay the match.
- Russia’s football union reported selling more than 40,000 tickets for the game, signaling a strong turnout for the home side.
- First-time call-up Fabio Gruber trained with Peru and was reported by local media as a likely starter, while defender Erick Noriega arrived late from club duty and is not expected to feature.
- Elsewhere in the window, Mexico’s senior team hosts Uruguay on Saturday in Torreón, and Mexico’s U-17 advanced via fair-play tiebreak to face Argentina on Friday in Qatar.