Statues of Peru coach, captain unveiled in Lima

Lima: Peru football team captain Paolo Guerrero and coach Ricardo Gareca, who helped the South American team qualify for the Fifa World Cup after a 36-year absence, had a pair of statues unveiled in their honour in Lima.

The gold-coloured, life-sized statues of the two men were commissioned by the district of San Miguel, whose mayor, Eduardo Bless, inaugurated them on Friday at the Argentina Park amid a debate about the cost and merit of the pieces, reported Efe.

Their cost, some 20,000 soles ($6,000), raised suspicions about the use of public funds and spurred an amusing discussion on social media.