Peru calls up for Copa America

LIMA, June 7, 2011 (AFP) - The coach of the Peruvian national team, the Uruguayan Sergio Markarian has called 33 players, 11 "foreigners", to assemble the team that will compete in the Copa America in Argentina, announced on Monday the Peruvian Football Federation.

The list of the called players is:

Goalkeepers: Salomón Libman (Alianza Lima), Erick Delgado (Sporting Cristal), Leao Butrón (San Martín) e Raúl Fernández (Universitario).

Defenders: Cristián Ramos (Alianza Lima), Walter Vílchez (Sporting Cristal), Yoshimar Yotún (Sporting Cristal), Orlando Contreras (San Martín), Aldo Corzo (San Martín), Renzo Revoredo (Universitario), Jesús Rabanal (Universitario), Alberto Rodríguez (Sporting Lisbon), Carlos Zambrano (ST.Pauli, Germany), Santiago Acasiete (Almería, Spain), Giancarlo Carmona (San Lorenzo, Argentina).

Midfielders: Jean Tragodara (Alianza Lima), Rinaldo Cruzado (Juan Aurich), Michael Guevara (Sport Boys), Carlos Lobatón (Sporting Cristal), Adán Balbín (San Martín), Christian Cueva (San Martín), Antonio Gonzales (Universitario), Josepmir Ballón (River Plate, Argentina), Juan Manuel Vargas (Fiorentina, Italy), Luis Ramírez (Corinthians, Brazil).

Forwards: André Carrillo (Sporting Lisbon), William Chiroque (Juan Aurich), Irvin Ávila (Sport Huancayo), Luis Advíncula (Sporting Cristal), Raúl Ruidíaz (Universitario), Paolo Guerrero (Hamburgo, Germany), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, Germany), Jefferson Farfán (Schalke 04, Germany).

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