Jorge Fossati appeared responsible the sphere at AT&T Stadium for the damage that pressured Luis Advincula off in opposition to Chile.

The Peru captain, 34, needed to be substituted with what seemed to be an damage after simply 34 minutes of the 0-0 draw on Friday evening.

He was changed by Marcos Lopez.

“This isn’t regular grass that’s planted and grows,” Fossati mentioned after the sport. “It may be just a little more durable, and it will probably have an effect on you. I’m not a health care provider.”

The feedback observe heavy criticism of the taking part in floor after Argentina’s opening win over Canada on Friday evening.

Head coach Lionel Scaloni mentioned the sphere in Atlanta was “not good for spectacle” earlier than goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez went additional calling the pitch “a catastrophe”.

Advincula has 119 caps for his nation, second solely to striker Paolo Guerrero (120) within the present squad.

Peru subsequent faces Canada on Tuesday in Kansas Metropolis.