“I’m going to the first team to call me”, said Monday Santiago Ormeño on the eve of a meeting FIFA. The Mexican striker’s statements were seen as an “ultimatum” for Gerardo Martino, who still has no plans for the Mexican TRI and a statement of intent for the Peruvian team he leads Ricardo Gareca.
Born in Mexico City 27 years ago and the grandson of the Mexican nationalized Peruvian exporter Walter Ormeño, the gunner from Puebla He has Peruvian nationality, so a call with the South American team is as limited as possible. However, neither Martino nor Gareca have yet taken the step and, in that span of chance, Yoshimar Yotún He opened the door of the Inca complex.
“I talked to Ormeño when I played against Puebla (in January). I saw him as a good person and I went for the human side; I felt honest and I invited him to be part of the selection“said the midfielder from The Blue Cross at a press conference. Yotún joins the coach’s request Juan Reynoso, who expressed his desire to see Ormeño with “blanquiroja”.
“It would be important for Ormeño to go to Peru so that he can feel like the national team. He has the ability to play in any team, because he is an excellent player, he lives a wonderful moment in Puebla, scoring goals“added Yotún, who is one of the most recurring footballers in Gareca ‘s range.
From Peru, there was also a campaign in the local press for Ormeño’s long-awaited call to the Peruvian team, a player he considers the natural replacement for the witness he left. Paolo Guerrero. During this time Gardien, the Mexican gunner has 6 goals scored in the 10 rounds played so far.