Overview
- Barreto retains his post as head of the FPF’s Unidad Técnica de Menores in a temporary dual role.
- He will oversee friendlies against Chile in October, Russia on November 12 in St. Petersburg, and Chile on November 18 in Sochi.
- The decision followed the closure of Óscar Ibáñez’s interim tenure after Peru’s World Cup elimination.
- Renato Tapia posted an ironic message on X after previously lobbying for Ibáñez’s continuity, drawing sharp reactions from pundits including Pedro García and Giancarlo “Flaco” Granda.
- Signaling a youth push, RPP reports the FPF sent a reservation letter to Bayern Munich for 18-year-old Felipe Chávez for the October window.