It's been almost 30 years since Uruguay lastly defeated Peru in a Copa America
Just as Sergio Markarian's boys got back from their last training, they realized somebody had broken into their hotel and taken a significant amount of personal stuff. Apart from watches and cash, the burglars took Peru's alternative goalkeeper gloves.
According to Peru's coach, defeating Uruguay is not a matter of faith. "The attitude and the coordination on the pitch depends on the confidence of the players" stated Markarian days before the clash.
Uruguay appears to be one of the main candidates for the Copa America title. Is Peru ready to follow Bolivia's and Venezuela's example and stop La Celeste from claiming Group C's top position?
Peruvian football has been known for the last few decades as a "goalless football", for their inability to score despite playing excellent football. Are we to expect another defensive-oriented game? Can Diego Forlan, Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez ruin Peru's Monday night?
Markarian trusts Paolo Guerrero to lead Peru's attack on his own, even without key players as Claudio Pizarro, Juan Vargas and Jefferson Farfán. Peru's Predator believes "We have what it takes to defeat Uruguay, we complement each other".
Guerrero also called to be cautious with the aerial play, one of Peru's weakest points.
I believe Uruguay -having shown what they're capable of in South Africa- can break the curse and defeat Peru for the first time in 28 years. What's your opinion?
According to Peru's coach, defeating Uruguay is not a matter of faith. "The attitude and the coordination on the pitch depends on the confidence of the players" stated Markarian days before the clash.
Uruguay appears to be one of the main candidates for the Copa America title. Is Peru ready to follow Bolivia's and Venezuela's example and stop La Celeste from claiming Group C's top position?
Peruvian football has been known for the last few decades as a "goalless football", for their inability to score despite playing excellent football. Are we to expect another defensive-oriented game? Can Diego Forlan, Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez ruin Peru's Monday night?
Markarian trusts Paolo Guerrero to lead Peru's attack on his own, even without key players as Claudio Pizarro, Juan Vargas and Jefferson Farfán. Peru's Predator believes "We have what it takes to defeat Uruguay, we complement each other".
Guerrero also called to be cautious with the aerial play, one of Peru's weakest points.
I believe Uruguay -having shown what they're capable of in South Africa- can break the curse and defeat Peru for the first time in 28 years. What's your opinion?
