The choice of Peru today postponed its fight to get out of the last place in the World Cup qualifiers by drawing 1-1 in Lima with Colombia, thanks to Luis Diaz He maintained his undefeated record, even though he lost to the Argentine leader.
Alexander Callens we thought Peru’s first victory at home, after two defeats and a draw, but Lucho Díaz left everything the same in Lima National Stadium.
La Bicolor looked for every possible way to win, but the Cafetero team responded with a quick and deep game.
Argentine Néstor Lorenzo’s men set the pace, but Peru’s defense held its own to clear the area and Colombia’s tackles went astray, or ended at the hands of Pedro Gallese.
Peruvian striker Gianluca Lapadula also caused concern, but was gently cleared by his guards.
In addition, James Rodríguez came on and Gallese created another dynamic figure.
Finally, Alexander Callens opened the scoring in the 67th minute of the game, after a cross from Sergio Peña.
At Colombia’s request, the referee reviewed VAR and confirmed the first for Peru, amid chaos in the stadium.
With the coffee growers reacting, Gallese blocked the visitors’ shots and kept his goal unbeaten.
Díaz shot again at the Inca goal, but the Gallese controlled it.
Actions stopped for a few minutes because of the blow Callens received in the face.
However, in the 83rd minute, Díaz equalized with a header, after a corner kick from Rodríguez, and managed to score a point in Lima.
Because of the Conmebol penalty, Fossati was unable to lead Peru and was replaced by his technical assistant, Leonardo Martins.
The next day, Peru will visit Ecuador, while Colombia will host Argentina.
– Technical sheet:
1. Peru: Pedro Gallese; Miguel Araujo, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens; Luis Advíncula, Renato Tapia, Wilder Cartagena (m.90, Andy Polo), Sergio Peña (m.81, Jean Pierre Archimbaud), Marcos López; Gianluca Lapadula (m.81, Bryan Reyna) and Alex Valera.
Selector: Leonardo Martins
1. Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta (m.45, Yerry Mina), Jhon Lucumí, Johan Mojica; Jefferson Lerma, Richard Ríos, Luis Sinisterra (m.45, James Rodríguez), Jhon Arias (m.74, Y. Asprilla); Luis Díaz and Jhon Córdoba (m.74, J Durán).
Selector: Nestor Lorenzo
Referee: Uruguayan Esteban Ostojich warned Luis Sinisterra and Yerry Mina.
Objectives: 1-0, m.67: Alexander Callens. 1-1, m.83: Luis Díaz.
Incidents: The match on the seventh day of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup played at the National Stadium in Lima.EFE
Source: La Verdad
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