Paolo Guerrero isn't just a Flamengo idol. The striker is the greatest symbol of his native Peru's national team. And his debut for Flamengo, with a goal and an assist, also resonated in the Peruvian press.

O El Comercio, on its sports page, reported Flamengo's victory. The article highlights the striker's involvement in the result, scoring the first goal and providing the assist for the second. La Republica also praised the striker's participation and stated that "After having made history with his previous team, Guerrero intends to repeat the feat in this new stage of his career and demonstrated it with this goal." The Libero stated that "There couldn't have been a better debut for Guerrero at Flamengo, as he opened the scoring for his new team and, not content with that, passed to the scorer of the second goal.".

But the biggest highlight came from Depor.pe, which dedicated its entire homepage to the number 9The publication compares Guerrero's debuts at all the clubs he played for throughout his career, shows videos of the victory and the reactions of Brazilian commentators to the goal, and reports that "Flamengo broke a 13-year bad streak thanks to Guerrero."