Father of Santiago Ormeño, Walter Ormeño, explained the controversial situation involving his son and the Peruvian team’s attacker, Raúl Ruidiaz. Some statements by the Puebla striker caused discomfort to Ricardo Gareca.
“I know Ruidíaz a little more because he played here in Mexico. Now in MLS I can see him more and I think he’s a crack, he’s a great player. But I think that a selection needs a “9”, more reference in attack, bigger, with this presence. I think Paolo Guerrero has all this to perfection, “Ormeño exclaimed in a dialogue with DirecTV Connection on October 15, 2020.
This statement was not ignored by “Tigre”, which in its last conference in Argentina called for measures between convened and not convened at “Bicolor”.
“We would like everyone who wants to be in the selection to express it, to say it. But you also have to watch your statements. It is better for the boys, even in orbit, not to comment on their respective companions. Everyone can have an opinion, but not in those who are called and who are not called. I am interested in the good coexistence of the selection “, urged the Argentine DT
One way or another, this would explain why Santiago Ormeño, who enjoyed continuity and an important level in the last season of the MX League with Puebla, was not called up. His father, Walter Ormeño, came out to clarify the matter.
“What he meant at the time was that Guerrero, by the references he had, was a central striker with more presence. He didn’t talk about him (by Raúl Ruidiaz). He was talking about Paolo, who played first, who has several arrivals from the side, “he told Somos de Primera.
He also reaffirmed his son’s commitment to wear “Blanquirroja”: he is just waiting for the call from the FPF. “The Peruvian Football Federation never called him. He has already stated that he would like to go to the national team. I told him I saw Gareca’s conference and he told me” it’s nothing new, nobody contacted me “. Wait for the call, “he concluded.