Why was Paolo Guerrero substituted in the match against DIM by Sudamericana?

The return of great players to their country's teams is increasingly common in South American football. Marcelo returned to Brazil, Vidal to Chile and Paolo Guerrero to Peruvian football.

It could be expected that the incorporation of such high-level players would mean that they would play 90 minutes in all games in order to lend a hand in the tournaments that are played. That is why the departure of Paolo Guerrero at halftime while his team, Cesar Vallejo played a match against Independent Medellin, It generated all kinds of opinions and strangeness among the fans.

While he was on the field, The Peruvian idol seemed uncomfortable with the performance of your team. The locals imposed themselves from the beginning. When the clock showed 12 minutes, Jhon Vásquez scored after a rebound and gave the partial victory to the “red of the mountain”.

In a matter of 11 minutes the second one arrived for the DIM. A penalty awarded with the help of the VAR, after a foul by Carlos Cabello on Brayan León, was taken advantage of by John Vasquez to extend the advantage over the Peruvians. At this moment, Guerrero's desperation over the premature partial defeat was evident. Before the penalty was taken, the '9' turned his back. Then, he complained to the referee and let his unrest be seen with shouts. Following this, he received the yellow card in the 25th minute.

The first half ended with the Colombians winning by 2 goals. After the break, The Peruvian did not return to the playing field and was replaced by Yorleys Mena. The strange thing was when, despite the fact that the cameras looked for him everywhere, Guerrero did not even appear on the Atanasio Girardot substitute bench.

Why did you leave the party?

According to the Peruvian journalist Talía Azcárate, in the coverage of the match and the balance of the Peruvian teams in international competitions, for the YouTube channel D&T, the reason could have been a nuisance. Carlos Villamil, Colombian reporter who was on the court that day, would have told him that Paolo Guerrero was carrying a bag of ice that could show signs of pain that would not allow him to continue to help his team attempt a comeback.

“Carlos Villamil was there for the Colombia broadcast. They say he came out with ice, but Paolo's face spoke of another situation”the reporter mentioned, and speculated on the severity of the discomfort in relation to the game that needed to be played: “When they make the change and Paolo is not on the court, you say 'What happened?' Halftime was going to be tough no matter where you look at it.”.

This situation, added to the poor performance on the field of the Peruvian team that ended up losing 4 to 2 in Medellín, was also a topic of conversation for the Peruvian. “I was worried about Vallejo, the game looked horrible” and speculated about the level of Trujillo's team: “The mere presence of Paolo Guerrero has a demand that La Vallejo has to get used to.”