Overview
- The Clásico del Pacífico is scheduled for November 18 at the Estadio Olímpico Fisht in Sochi.
- Chile’s interim coach Nicolás Córdova faces Peru after a 2-0 win over Russia, taking a youthful squad with an average age reported at 24.6 years.
- Peru’s interim Manuel Barreto says the current player pool is not sufficient to fight for a World Cup spot and is widening selections ahead of 2027, with call-ups including Fabio Gruber and Felipe Chávez.
- Both managers were pulled from youth-development posts on a temporary basis, with Chile targeting March 2026 to appoint a permanent coach and Peru’s timeline remaining less defined.
- Coverage notes each federation undertook more than 30 hours of travel to Russia and, according to Chilean media cited in reports, the trip was valued at about one million dollars.