Copa America Quarterfinals: Result PERU 3 – 3 PARAGUAY, Friday 2 July 2021

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Italian Soccer Serie A

% Ball Possession PERU and % Ball Possession PARAGUAY
    Peru 3 – 3 Paraguay
21′ Gianluca Lapadula                        11′ Gustavo Gómez
40′ Gianluca Lapadula                        54′ Júnior Alonso
80′ Yoshimar Yotún                              90′ Gabriel Ávalos

Gianluca Lapadula’s Peru wins the Copa America semifinal after beating Paraguay 4-3 on penalties on Friday 2 July 2021 at the Stadio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira di Goiânia. Benevento striker Lapadula scoring a brace in the first half of the 3-3 matured in the regular 90 minutes. There were also two expulsions  one for each team. The game decided on penalty shoot out and the smiling faces are for Peru fans, and, of course Lapadula’s fans in Italy. Peru will play the Copa America Semifinal against the winner of Brazil vs Chile. Peru is among the top 4 teams in South America.

Peru and Paraguay won two of their four matches in the Copa America Group Stage qualifying to the Quarterfinals. Peru finished second place in Group B, just three points behind Brazil after defeating Colombia 2-1 and Venezuela 1-0, while drawing 2-2 with Ecuador and dropped their result against Brazil 4-0. Paraguay finished third in Group A just one point behind Uruguay, claiming a 3-1 win against Bolivia and a 2-0 win against Chile, while losing 1-0 to both Argentina and Uruguay.

  Italian Serie A / B Players with Peru

  • *Benevento forward Gianluca Lapadula scored 21′ and 40′ plus converting a penalty in the shootout .  Selected as “Man of the Match.” Played all game.

Note:  No Serie A players with Paraguay

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Last penalty and celebrateeee

The two goalkeepers …

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Peru 3 – 3 Paraguay
Quarterfinals
Friday 2 July 2021
Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Teixeira
Brazil

14:00

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Soppi (URU)
Fourth Official: Gery Vargas (BOL)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
AVAR 1: Facundo Tello (ARG)
AVAR 2: Alexander Guzman (COL)

Goals: 11′ Gustavo Gómez (Pa), 21′ Gianluca Lapadula (Pe), 40′ Gianluca Lapadula (Pe), 54′ Júnior Alonso (Pa),
80′ Yoshimar Yotún (Pe), 90′ Gabriel Ávalos (Pa)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

Perú: Pedro Gallese; Aldo Corzo, Christian Ramos, Anderson Santamaría, Miguel Trauco: Renato Tapia, Yoshimar Yotún; André Carrillo, Sergio Peña, Christian Cueva; y Gianluca Lapadula.

Subs: Carlos Cáceda, José Carvallo, Lora, Miguel Araujo, Luis Abram, Marcos López, Wilder Cartagena, Martín Távara, Raziel García, Luis Iberico, Alexis Valera and Santiago Ormeño.

Head Coach: Gareca

Paraguay: Antony Silva; Alberto Espínola, Gustavo Gómez, Júnior Alonso, David Martínez; Mathías Villasanti, Ángel Cardozo Lucena, Richard Sánchez; Ángel Romero, Santiago Arzamendia and Carlos González.
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Subs: Alfredo Aguilar, Gerardo Ortiz, Robert Rojas, Omar Alderete, Robert Piris Da Motta, Andrés Cubas, Óscar Ormeño, Julio Enciso, Braian Ojeda, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Gabriel Ávalos and Braian Samudio.