Copa America Third Place: Result COLOMBIA 3 – 2 PERU, Friday 9 July 2021

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Italian Soccer Serie A

45% Ball Possession COLOMBIA and 55% Ball Possession PERU

Colombia 3 – 2 Peru

49′ Juan Guillermo Cuadrado                   45′ Yoshimar Yotún
66′ Luis Díaz                                                      82′ Gianluca Lapadula
93′ Luis Díaz

🏆👉 Colombia win the Copa America Third Place defeating Peru on Friday 9 July 2021 at the Estádio Nacional de Brasília in Brazil.   The winner goal is scored in the agonizing 93rd minute by Luis Díaz.  This is the first meeting between Colombia and Peru in the third-place play-off at the Copa America.  Peru lost just one of the past 12 Copa America games against Colombia (W5 D6) and are undefeated in five (W2 D3).

– Peru, under Head Coach Ricardo Gareca, the only Copa America defeats (excluding penalties) have come against host nations. Brazil, hosts in 2019 and 2021, have beaten Peru three times. Gareca is unbeaten in 16 matches against non-hosts. Colombia have beaten Peru just twice in 17 Copa America games (D7 L8). Their only wins were in games they played at home in 1975 and 2001.

Italian Serie A Players with 🇨🇴 Colombia National Team

  • Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina played all game
  • Juventus midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, gol in the 49th minute, played all game
  • Atalanta forward Duván Zapata played until 55th minute and replaced by Miguel Borja
  • Atalanta forward Luis Muriel replaced Wilmar Barrios in the 93rd minute.

Italian Serie A / B Players with Peru 🇵🇪

  • *Benevento forward Gianluca Lapadula goal 82nd minute, played all game

*Serie B team Benevenento

Man of the Match is Colombia Luis Díaz with a brace including the winner goal!

It is Peru to open the score in the 45th minute just before ending the first half. Yoshimar Yotún defeating Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina with a left footed to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Christian Cueva.

Colombia equalizing for the 1-1 in the 49th minute. It is Juventus player Juan Guillermo Cuadrado to defeat Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese with a free kick right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Colombia taking the lead in the 66th minute. It is Luis Díaz to break the draw with a right footed shot.

Peru equalizing for the 2-2 with Benevento forward Gianluca Lapadula in the 82nd minute. Lapadula with a headed shot from very close range.

Colombia claiming the victory in the 93rd minute. The hero is Luis Díaz to score with a right footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Atalanta player Luis Muriel.

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Colombia 3 – 2 Peru
Third Place
Friday 9 July 2021
Estádio Nacional de Brasília
Brazil

17:00

Goals: 45′ Yoshimar Yotún (P), 49 ‘ Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (C), 66′ Luis Díaz (C), 82′ Gianluca Lapadula (P), 93’ Luis Díaz (C)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino

Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Stefan Medina, Yerry Mina, Óscar Murillo, William Tesillo; Wilmar Barrios, Gustavo Cuéllar; Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Edwin Cardona, Luis Díaz; y Duván Zapata.

Head Coach: Reinaldo Rueda.

Perú: Pedro Gallese; Aldo Corzo, Anderson Santamaría, Alexander Callens, Marcos López; Yoshimar Yotún, Renato Tapia; Christian Cueva, Sergio Peña; André Carrillo; Gianluca Lapadula.

Head Coach: Ricardo Gareca