Colombia faces Peru in the playoff for third place at Copa America. The match will be played on Saturday, July 10th at Estádio Nacional de Brasília (Brasília)
Colombia, which took 3rd place in Group B (four points), eliminated Uruguay in the quarterfinals (0-0 and 4-2 on penalties). In the semifinals, the Coffee Growers turned out to be weaker than the Argentines (1-1 and 3-2 on pen.). The match against Argentina, which took place on July 7 in Brasilia, ended in a draw in regulation time. The Argentines opened the scoring already in the 7th minute (Lautaro Martinez scored). The Coffee Growers tried to rectify the situation for almost an hour, and in the 61st minute, they scored an equalizer through the efforts of Luis Fernando Diaz. After 90 minutes of regulation time, the teams determined the winner in a penalty shootout, and the Argentines delivered their shots slightly better (3-2). The decisive advantage in favor of Albiceleste was the skill of goalkeeper Damian Martinez, who turned the ball away after the shots from Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, and Edwin Cardona.
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The national team of Peru, which finished in 2nd place in Group B (seven points), eliminated Paraguay in the 1st round of the playoffs (3-3 and 4-3 on pen.). But the Incas gave the ticket to the final to the Brazilians. That semifinal took place on July 6 in Rio de Janeiro (0-1). The victory for Selecao was brought by Lucas Paqueta, who scored in the 35th minute. After that, the Peruvians tried to level the score and created several half-chances that were not converted due to the cool defense of the Brazilians. Selecao also had several chances, but the captain of the Peruvian national team, goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, made seven saves in 90 minutes. Despite the quality performance of Gallese, the Peruvians once again demonstrated their vulnerability in defense. At the current tournament, only a modest team of Venezuela failed to upset the Incas. In the remaining five matches, Gareca's footballers took the ball out of their net 11 times.
Before the last game at the tournament, the coaches can count on all the leaders. Formally, the favorites are the Colombians, who lost only one of the last elven head-to-head matches to the Peruvians. On the other hand, the Incas got an extra day for preparation because of the calendar. Gareca's footballers have already beaten the more stellar Coffee Growers at this tournament. It is highly likely that the teams will manage to exchange goals in the upcoming game.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
