Infos :
Penalty specialist, Freddy Ravello regularly participated in the qualification and preparation matches, but was not retained in favor of the 30-year-old Percy Rojas, who plays in Belgium, and said later that Tim had choose him on the spur of the moment, in an atmosphere that was very bad .
Tim included Albert Castillo in the pre-selection, considering that this young player, endowed with a good touch of the ball, symbolized an intelligent game in the midfield, patient when the game demanded it, sharp when it was necessary to go up to the attack. But the coach had to deal with pressure from the Peruvian football federation, and Teofilo Cubillas himself, for being included in the final team. Many believe that Cubillas lack of form and his permanent rivality with Uribe contributed to the failure of the Peruvian team
Roberto Rojas was the indisputable holder in the position of left back. An injury in a preparation match against Algeria deprived him of the mundial.
In an interview, "Chumpi" said "the press thought I said goodbye to the national team on September 6, 1981 in the draw against Uruguay which qualified Peru for the World Cup, but I had decided to play the competition. I was even on the panini album. An Achilles tendon rupture on December 20, 1981 prevented me from going to Spain".
Raul Obando played 2 friendlies in 1980 with the national team, associated with Ruben Diaz in central defence. In 1981, he was at the peak of his career as captain of FC Melgar when reporting the national championship. To replace Chumpitaz, Tim called on Salguero, yet at the end of his career, outclassed by the technique of Polish attackers.