Brazil and Peru you can see the faces in the semifinals of the Copa América 2021, where the Canarinha team starts as a favorite, not only to go to the grand final, but also as the main candidate to win the title. Of course, you will not be able to count on the warmth of your fans, since this edition is played behind closed doors by the coronavirus pandemic.
However, despite playing as host and defending the 2019 title, precisely achieved against Peru in the final (3-1 for Brazil), the team of Tite He knows that in the single-match format, any detail can unbalance the tie and cost him your place in the tournament. In fact, against chili the expulsion of Gabriel Jesus left them with ten players for most of the second half, something that will make him unavailable against the team of Gareca.
Brazil ended as the first of Group B with 10 points, where like Argentina in the Group A (also with 10), and in the quarterfinals he won 1-0, thanks to a goal from Lucas Paquetá. One more time, Neymar Jr led to Brazil, in this case to defeat a Chile, which although it no longer has the luster of its golden age 2015-2016, where with that generation he won both America Cups of its history, in addition to consecutively, it still has important players and extensive experience in European football, such as Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sánchez or Claudio Bravo. However, once again the Brazilian defensive solidity was enough to stop their rival, where the trident Marquinhos-Thiago Silva-Casemiro stopped the Chilean harassment in the final stretch.
Now, they will face a Peru that is one of the teams that have already become accustomed to going far in the America Cup. In this edition of 2021, they will at least step into the semifinals, since in the 2019 edition they reached the final, where they lost to Brazil, their rival today, 3-1. In the quarterfinals, they tied three goals against the Paraguay from Eduardo Berizzo, while in the penalty shootout they won 4-3. Like Brazil, also Peru lost a man, in this case a André Carrillo In the 85th minute, like the Paraguayan team, it suffered the expulsion of Gustavo Gómez on the brink of halftime.
The goals of Gustavo Gomez at his own door (he also scored in favor of Paraguay), of Gianluca Lampadula and of Yoshimar Yotún allowed those of Gareca be on penalties, where they were more decisive than their rivals. Now, they face the great favorite Brazil, which is also the host, although they play without an audience due to the high incidence cases in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazil seeks to cut distance with Uruguay and Argentina, which are the most successful nations in this America's Cup 2021, with 15 titles from the Uruguayans and 14 from the Argentines. Selection of Scaloni She arrives as one of the great candidates to achieve the title that has been resisting her for almost 30 years, since her last winding dates from 1993. In the 21st century is Brazil who dominates the tournament, where he seeks to get his tenth title and second in a row since he won the 2019 edition.
Brazil and Peru you see the faces in it Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, sports center located in the neighborhood of Engenho de Within, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Despite not being able to have an audience, it has a capacity of 46,000 spectators and it is where the Botafogo.
When do you play Brazil – Peru?
The game is played in the early morning from Monday 5 to Tuesday 6 July, at 1.00 hours
Where to see Brazil – Peru?
The match Brazil – Peru can be seen by TVG2 in Galicia and TV3 in Catalonia. The page of the Conmebol from Facebook Watch also offers the tournament. What's more, Ibai Llanos has announced that all matches can be followed through its channel Twitch. You can follow the whole America's Cup 2021 and about the game on the website of Sports world.