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The Peruvian Hockey Federation announced the men’s and women’s squads which will represent Peru in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The list of competitors was shared on social media after being delivered by Argentinian Patricio Martinez, head of the technical team.
Martínez, who coaches both Peruvian teams, made the decision after his second tour in Argentina, which finished last week and define the last positions left in each team’s formation.
This list includes several athletes playing abroad, such as Christopher Night, Fabrizio Corno, and more recently, Sebastián Dennison. They play in Australia, Italy and England, respectively.
The women’s team features Chiara Conetta, experienced goalkeeper who has played in France and Argentina; Malen Moccagatta, playing for River Plate in Argentina; as well as defender María José Fermi (Uruguay) and Marina Montes-Niño (Spain).
IN LIMA 2019
The hockey tournament will be held at the modern facilities located in Villa María del Triunfo. At the request of Lima 2019, two modern fields were built there and will host the competition from July 29 to August 10.
The men’s competition will feature Peru in Group B, along with Canada, Mexico and the United States. Group A includes Argentina, one of the main highlights of the competition as they were Olympic champions in Río three years ago; the reigning champions will face Chile, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago. Peru will debut against the United States on July 30.
The women’s competition also features Peru in Group B. The Peruvian team will face Chile (in the first match of this group on July 29 at 4:00 pm), United States and Mexico. Group A comprises Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba and Canada.
TICKETS
One special characteristic of hockey at these Games is that the two teams winning gold at the Pan American Games will earn direct qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Tickets for this event are available at Teleticket or through the Lima 2019 official website.
