PER vs PAR: Peru will take on Paraguay in the first quarter-final of the Copa America On Saturday.
With two wins and a draw from four games, Peru finished second in Group B. Paraguay, on the other hand, won two matches and lost as many games in the league phase. They ended third in Group A of Copa América points table.
Paraguay played Uruguay in their last group stage encounter. Uruguay was granted an early penalty in the 21st minute and Edinson Cavani smashed it in the back of the net to make it 1-0. Unfortunately with that being the only goal, Paraguay ended up on the losing side.
However, there were smiles all around in the Peru camp as they bagged a 1-0 win over Venezuela in their last match. After a tough first half, Peruvian midfielder André Carrillo put one in the top of the net off a lucky deflection from a swirling incoming corner delivery. That did the trick for Peru as they walked back with a win.
Peru has been doing exceptionally well in the tournament and Paraguay will be hoping to play their cards right in order to assert their dominance over the opposing side.
Match Details
Match: Peru vs Paraguay
Date & Time: 3rd July 2021, 2:30 AM IST
Venue: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Stadium, Brazil
PER vs PAR Head-to-Head
The two teams have met on 53 previous occasions with Paraguay leading the charts with 23 of those leaving Peru with 16. The remaining fourteen matches ended in a draw.
The two teams last played in October 2020 at the FIFA World Cup. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. Paraguay has the winning advantage over Peru, however, you never know with Football.
PER vs PAR Predicted Playing XI
Peru
Pedro Gallese (GK), Aldo Corzo, Miguel Trauco, Miguel Araujo, Luis Abram, Andre Carrillo, Christian Cueva, Yoshimar Yotun, Sergio Pena, Renato Tapia, Gianluca Lapadula
Paraguay
Antony Silva (GK), Junior Alonso, Alberto Espinola, Hector Martinez, Robert Rojas, Omar Alderete, Oscar Romero, Braian Samudio, Mathias Villasanti, Miguel Almiron, Angel Romero
PER vs PAR Dream11 Team Prediction
Goalkeeper: Pedro Gallese
Defenders: Junior Alonso, Alberto Espinola, Aldo Corzo, Miguel Trauco
Midfielders: Andre Carrillo (vice-captain), Christian Cueva, Oscar Romero, Mathias Villasanti
Strikers: Gianluca Lapadula, Miguel Almiron (captain)
