Midfielder Sergio Pena was the unfortunate player to pass up a major opportunity as Peru concluded their 23-man squad for the World Cup on Monday. Pena was compelled to clear a path for skipper Paolo Guerrero, who has been liberated to partake at the competition after the Swiss Federal Tribunal consented to briefly lift a 14-month doping boycott pending an interest.
Guerrero, who tried positive for a cocaine result contained in a tea and which he said he ingested unwittingly, was liberated to partake on Thursday and scored twice in the 3-0 prevail upon Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Peru squad:
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese (Veracruz), Carlos Caceda (Deportivo Municipal), Jose Carvallo (UTC).
Defenders: Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Luis Advincula (Lobos Buap), Christian Ramos (Veracruz), Miguel Araujo (Alianza Lima), Alberto Rodriguez (Atletico Junior), Anderson Santamaria (Puebla), Miguel Trauco (Flamengo), Nilson Loyola (Melgar).
Midfielders: Renato Tapia (Feyenoord), Pedro Aquino (Lobos Buap), Yoshimar Yotun (Orlando City), Paolo Hurtado (Vitoria Guimaraes), Christian Cueva (Sao Paulo), Edison Flores (Aalborg), Andy Polo (Portland Timbers), Wilder Cartagena (Veracruz).
Forwards: Andre Carrillo (Watford), Raul Ruidiaz (Morelia), Jefferson Farfan (Lokomotiv Moscow), Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo).