Porto Alegre, Brazil.- The Peru national team held a final training on Wednesday behind closed doors just hours before playing the Semi-final of the Copa América against Chile.La Blanquirroja worked under absolute secrecy in the country facilities of the Social Service of Commerce (Sesc) of Porto Alegre, the southern city of Brazil where it will contest the meeting against The Red.
Although not usual, Peru’s coach Ricardo Gareca sometimes chooses to take advantage of the same day morning of the match to review some concepts when the match is played late in the evening, as in this case. In principle the Peruvian team will play out with the same eleven that eliminated Uruguay in the quarterfinals, composed by Pedro Gallese; Luis Advíncula, Carlos Zambrano, Luis Abram, Miguel Trauco; André Carrillo, Renato Tapia, Yoshimar Yotún, Edison Flores; Christian Cueva and Paolo Guerrero.HELP US… Click on the Google News star and follow usWith that eleven, Peru will try to reach its first Copa America final in 44 years, since in 1975 it won its second and final continental title. Peru’s path to the semi-finals led him first to play in Group A, where he drew against Venezuela (0-0), beat Bolivia (1-3) and fell to Brazil (0-5), in a match that marked a turning point in the Gareca-led team.
Players from Peru during a training/AFP
The Peruvians were able to recover in the quarter-finals, where they eliminated Uruguay on penalties (4-5) after finishing the ninety minutes of play with a goalless draw. It is the third time in the last four editions of the Copa América that Peru reaches the semi-finals of the tournament, without the previous two being able to reach the final, as it fell to Uruguay in 2011 and to Chile in 2015.
Precisely the match has a rematch flavor for the Peruvians for the semi-final four years ago, where the Chilean team prevailed 2-1 with a double by Eduardo Vargas after the early expulsion of Peruvian defender Carlos Zambrano.
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