Peru defeated Colombia 1 to 0

Peru kept the three points for date 15 of the CONMEBOL tournament – Qatar 2022 South American Qualifiers. The visit scored the only goal of the match at 39 minutes of the second half, through Edison Flores. After receiving a pass from Christian Cueva, the midfielder placed it from the large area to the right post and below. Impossible for the goalkeeper!

After receiving a pass from Christian Cueva, the midfielder placed it from the large area to the right post and below. Impossible for the goalkeeper!

The figure of the meeting was Edison Flores. The midfielder from Peru stood out against Colombia as he scored 1 goal, made 7 correct passes and kicked 2 times on goal.

On the other hand, Alexander Callens was key. The defender from Peru was important because he cleared 6 dangerous balls.

It was a game with many fouls and numerous interruptions. There were several cautioned: Yerry Mina, André Carrillo, Christian Cueva and Aldo Corzo.

Colombia’s coach, Reinaldo Rueda, arranged a 4-4-2 formation on the field with David Ospina in goal; Juan Cuadrado, Yerry Mina, Dávinson Sánchez and Johan Mojica in the defensive line; James Rodríguez, Wilmar Barrios, Mateus Uribe and Luis Díaz in the middle; and Rafael Santos Borré and Radamel Falcao in attack.

For their part, those led by Ricardo Gareca stood with a 4-5-1 strategy with Pedro Gallese under the three sticks; Aldo Corzo, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens and Marcos López in defense; Renato Tapia, André Carrillo, Sergio Peña, Yoshimar Yotún and Christian Cueva in midfield; and Gianluca Lapadula up front.

The referee appointed for the match was Jesús Valenzuela Sáez.

Colombia will visit Argentina on the next day, while Peru will host Ecuador at the National Stadium in Lima.

The local team is in sixth place with 17 points and 3 wins, while the visitor reached 20 units and is in fourth place in the tournament.

Note and image source: DataFactory

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