Chile look to rebound from their World Cup qualifying defeat to Argentina when they entertain Peru in the latest edition of the 'Derby of the Pacific' on Tuesday.
The Chilean national team will be pressured to claim maximum points when it takes on Peru at the Monumental stadium in Santiago on Tuesday. La Roja were crushed 4-1 by Argentina in their World Cup qualifying opener and are in need of a boosting result.
Chile, who beat Peru 1-0 in the 2011 Copa America in Argentina, are generally very strong when playing in front of their home fans, and will be disappointed with anything less than the three points.
Coming into the match, Chile boss Claudio Borghi may have to find a replacement for star striker Humberto Suazo, who picked up a muscle injury during a recent training session. If he doesn't recover in time for Tuesday, he will be replaced by Mauricio Pinilla. While key attacker Alexis Sanchez is still out, after having suffered an injury setback with his club Barcelona, Sevilla midfielder Gary Medel will reinforce La Roja after completing a one-match suspension after he was sent-off against Venezuela in the Copa America.
While Peru are expected to sit-back and allow Chile to take the game to them, Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal assures that his side will push to the attack immediately from the kick-off.
"We have to come out looking for the game as soon as the referee blows the whistle. Like we have always done. Like we did against Argentina, which didn't work, but in the past games we have always done this," affirmed Vidal.
Peru, who played some excellent soccer in their 2-0 victory over Paraguay in Lima, will be after another three points, and if their team are so determined as they were on Friday they could really give Chile a run for their money. Sergio Markarian has all of his players at his disposal, including the 'fantastic four,' comprising of Paolo Guerrero -- scorer of both goals against Paraguay-- Juan Vargas, Jefferson Farfan and captain Claudio Pizarro.
Markarian is likely to field a slightly more defensive side than the one that featured on Friday, with Sporting Cristal defender Renzo Revoredo replacing Roberto Guizasola.
Chile, who beat Peru 1-0 in the 2011 Copa America in Argentina, are generally very strong when playing in front of their home fans, and will be disappointed with anything less than the three points.
Coming into the match, Chile boss Claudio Borghi may have to find a replacement for star striker Humberto Suazo, who picked up a muscle injury during a recent training session. If he doesn't recover in time for Tuesday, he will be replaced by Mauricio Pinilla. While key attacker Alexis Sanchez is still out, after having suffered an injury setback with his club Barcelona, Sevilla midfielder Gary Medel will reinforce La Roja after completing a one-match suspension after he was sent-off against Venezuela in the Copa America.
While Peru are expected to sit-back and allow Chile to take the game to them, Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal assures that his side will push to the attack immediately from the kick-off.
"We have to come out looking for the game as soon as the referee blows the whistle. Like we have always done. Like we did against Argentina, which didn't work, but in the past games we have always done this," affirmed Vidal.
Peru, who played some excellent soccer in their 2-0 victory over Paraguay in Lima, will be after another three points, and if their team are so determined as they were on Friday they could really give Chile a run for their money. Sergio Markarian has all of his players at his disposal, including the 'fantastic four,' comprising of Paolo Guerrero -- scorer of both goals against Paraguay-- Juan Vargas, Jefferson Farfan and captain Claudio Pizarro.
Markarian is likely to field a slightly more defensive side than the one that featured on Friday, with Sporting Cristal defender Renzo Revoredo replacing Roberto Guizasola.
