The duel for the 3rd place in the 2021 Copa America brings together Colombia vs Peru on Saturday (10/7/2021) at 07.00 WIB.
The match at the Brasilia National Stadium can be watched via Indosiar live broadcasts and Vidio Premier live streaming. This meeting is the second time for Colombia and Peru in the 2021 Copa America event. Previously, the two teams had competed in the group B stage.
The match which took place on June 21 was dramatic. Colombia, who had more possession of the ball, even fell. Unfortunately, Los Cafeteros' defeat was due to an own goal by their centre-back, Yerry Mina, in the 64th minute. Now, Colombia is determined to avenge the defeat. Reinaldo Rueda's squad also wants to vent their failure to appear in the final.
In the semifinals, Colombia lost to Argentina on penalties with a score of 3-2. In the game, Colombia is actually able to match Argentina. Juan Cuadrado and colleagues also had more shots with 14 than Argentina's 13.
However, luck was not on Los Cafeteros' side when the match turned to a penalty shootout. "We have worked and stimulated concepts such as regaining confidence, speedy recovery, [improved] defensive order," said Reinaldo Rueda, quoted from the official website of the Colombian Football Federation, FCF.
Colombia's capital ahead of the match will be quite strong. Their defense is one of the best, conceding just 5 times throughout the competition. The strength of the Colombian defense will be tested again in the match against Peru later.
How not, Peru has performed well in its last 6 matches, especially in terms of attack. To date, La Rojiblanca has scored a total of 8 goals. Of this amount, it implies a goal conversion value of 18 percent, the best among other teams.
However, the impact of Peru's attacking play is quite serious. Their defensive walls have become fragile in a number of matches. This is evident from 6 matches, La Rojiblanca's goal has been broken 11 times, the most among other teams in the 2021 Copa America.
For this reason, Peru's tactician Ricardo Gareca has to rack his brains to strengthen his back row. Moreover, Colombia has a prolific pounder, namely Luis Diaz. From the 4 matches played, Diaz has recorded 2 goals.
Based on the head to head record, Peru still lost to Colombia. La Rojiblanca have lost 3 of their 5 meetings with Colombia. Meanwhile, their best achievement was only 1 draw and 1 win.
Peru lineup (4-2-3-1): Pedro Gallese; Luis Advincula, Christian Ramos, Luis Abram, Miguel Araujo; Renato Tapia, Yoshimar Yotun; Christian Cueva, Sergio Pena, André Carrillo; Gianluca Lapadula.
Colombia (4-4-2): David Ospina, Daniel Munoz, Yerry Mina, Davinson Sanchez, William Tesillo, Juan Cuadrado, Wilmar Barrios, Gustavo Cuellar, Luis Diaz, Luis Muriel, Duvan Zapata.