What has been Perú's and Chile's form ahead of this game?
Peru's return to the World Cup didn't go as planned, since they had to exit the competition after just three games. Nevertheless, their form received massive amounts of praise before and after the tournament. La Blanquirroja has played ten games so far this year, winning five (including their 2-0 win against Australia in the FIFA World Cup), four losses and one draw. Ricardo Gareca's team lost both of their friendlies during the last international break (against the Netherlands and Germany, both with 2-1 scores).
The Chilean National Team enters this game having played six matches in 2018, all of them friendlies. La Roja has only lost once (against Romania with a 3-2 score). Their other friendlies have seen them collect two wins (2-1 vs Sweden and 1-0 vs Serbia) and three draws(0-0 vs Denmark, 2-2 vs Poland and 0-0 against South Korea). La Roja had one more friendly scheduled, but their clash against Japan was cancelled due to the earthquake that hit Japan back in September.
Peru vs Chile - Head-to-head stats
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This will be the 80th game between Peru and Chile. La Roja has won 44 of those gamees, with 14 draws and 21 victories for Los Incas.
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The three most recent games between these teams have been decided by a one-goal margin. All of them have been won by Chile.
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Chile has beaten Perú in nine of their last ten meetings.
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Perú's most recent win against Chile took place on March 22,2013. That game saw La Blanquirroja claim all the points thanks to a 1-0 score in the CONMEBOL 2014 WC Qualifiers.
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Chile took home all the points against Perú in their last meeting to this date. Their 2-1 win was not enough for them to qualify to the FIFA World Cup, something Perú would accomplish via a play-off tie against New Zealand.
Players to watch
Raúl Ruidiaz - The Seattle Sounders' striker needs to step up and fill the void of all-time top scorer Paolo Guerrero. Ruidiaz has played 32 games for the South American side, scoring four goals. His contribution needs to improve ahead of the start of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers next year and more importantly, during the 2019 Copa América. This game should give him a chance to cement his chances of becoming Perú's No. 9 for the immediate future.
Alexis Sánchez - The 2018-19 season has not started as Sánchez would have wanted at Manchester United, but he usually finds his best form playing for La Roja. Will this be the case after this game, and will this help him in his struggle to climb up the ranks among Manchester United players? Let's not forget we're talking about the most capped and best striker in Chile's history, he has a reputation to uphold!
Peru vs Chile controversy - Pablo Escobar could have killed Perú's boss!a
In the build-up to Friday's game, one of Pablo Escobar's hitmen admitted that Ricardo Gareca's life was in danger, since his former boss wanted to place a bomb in Gareca's car during his time as a player for America de Cali. While this might go down as a curious but freaky statement, it shows how deeply involved the Colombian drug dealer was in football back in the 80s.
Pablo Escobar sicario Popeye reckons the drug lord wanted to have current Peru coach Ricardo Gareca killed when he played for America de Cali https://t.co/B5oLxjjjy2 pic.twitter.com/h5nbp4VvPu
— Dan Colasimone (@DanColasimone) October 9, 2018
Broadcast listings - Peru vs Chile
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If you're living in the U.S., you will be able to watch this game on PPV.
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In Canada, this game will be available to watch on beIN Sports Canada, beIN Sports Canada CONNECT, DAZN and PPV
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If you live in Perú, the game will be available to watch on ESPN Play Sur, Movistar Deportes Peru and ESPN2 Sur.
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Living in Chile? Get a hold of this game on ESPN2 Sur, Chilevision and ESPN Play Sur.
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