In their last preparation match for the duel on June 13, against Australia or the United Arab Emirates, the Blanquirroja beat the Oceanic team 1-0, in Barcelona. The goal was from Gianluca Lapadula. Colocolino Gabriel Costa came on in the second half.
The Peru team He is already thinking of the intercontinental qualifiers, the one that can give him the pass for his second consecutive World Cup. This Sunday in Barcelona he did his dress rehearsal for the duel they will have against Australia or the United Arab Emirates. LBlanquirroja beat New Zealand 1-0, a team that will also have a playoff to try to sneak past Qatar.
Ricardo Gareca’s side were local to the RCDE stadium, the venue where Espanyol play. Nearly 30,000 Peruvian supporters attended the match, during which the Argentine coach had almost regular training. Except for the absences of Luis Advíncula and Renato Tapia, the rest are the base who played in the Rimac team.
The initial eleven was with Pedro Gallese; Aldo Corzo, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens and Marcos López; Pedro Aquino, Yoshimar Yotun; André Carrillo, Sergio Peña, Christian Cueva; and Gianluca Lapadula. Without Paolo Guerrero, the Italian nationalized Peruvian striker took over the 9 shirt and the position.
The only goal of the match came in the 69th minute, precisely thanks to Lapadula , who took advantage of an error by goalkeeper Oliver Sail to give the victory to the South Americans. Two minutes before the 1-0, he entered Gabriel Costa. The Colo Colo player has replaced Carrillo and establishes himself as one of the summoned for the World Cup, if his team achieves the goal.
Peru played their last game before the qualifiers, which will take place next Monday, June 13. The rival will be determined this Tuesday 7, during the match between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, which will be held in Doha (Qatar). Whoever qualifies from this key will enter Group D of the World Cup, which already includes France, Denmark and Tunisia.
While New Zealand will have to compete for the quota for Qatar 2022 against Costa Rica, the fourth in Concacaf. The duel between the Kiwis and the Ticos will take place on Tuesday 14. The winner enters group E with Spain, Germany and Japan.
Colombia won
In another FIFA friendly with South Americans involved, Colombia beat Saudi Arabia 1-0. The coffee goal was from Rafael Santos Borré, Europa League champion with Eintracht Frankfurt. The Colombian national team is awaiting the support of its new coach, the Argentinian Néstor Lorenzo, former assistant to José Pekerman.
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