Peru vs. Paraguay: Relive the Last 5 Matches for South American Qualifiers

The Peruvian national team will face the Paraguayan team this Tuesday, March 29, in a match valid for the 18th date of the South American Qualifiers. The qualification of the 'bicolor' to the repechage is only one victory that must be secured at the National Stadium in Lima. In that sense, in the following note you will be able to relive how Peru did in its last five clashes with the 'Guaraníes' for the qualifying process.

To begin with, it is necessary to mention that the national team has a superiority over the 'Albirroja'. And it is that in his last matches, he has won 3 games, tied one and lost another time. In addition, the fact that the rival is eliminated from any option to qualify for the World Cup will allow him to play this duel with greater ease, but without relaxation, taking into account that a defeat would complicate his chances and he would be left without the option of relying on himself.

But let's see how these last 5 results turned out:

PERU 2-0 PARAGUAY (BRAZIL 2014 QUALIFIERS)

On October 7, 2011, Peruvians and Paraguayans met at the National Stadium in Lima as part of the first round of the qualifiers heading to the World Cup in Brazil 2014. At that time, the press commented on the quartet consisting of Claudio Pizarro, Paolo Guerrero, Jefferson Farfan and Juan Manuel Vargas called 'The Fantastic Four', although it ended up being more of an anecdote. Precisely, the 'Predator' scored a double in this match. The first was at 46 minutes after a great qualification of the 'Foquita', while the second occurred at 72 minutes after an excellent center of the 'Bomber of the Andes'.

PARAGUAY 1-0 PERU (BRAZIL 2014 QUALIFIERS)

The 'bicolor' Albirroja 'were measured on October 16, 2012 in a match as part of the second round of the qualifiers for the same World Cup. On that occasion it was played in Asunción and was defeated by 1-0 against the 'blanquirroja'. The only goal of the match was Pablo Aguilar, who after 53 minutes turned goalkeeper Raúl Fernández into a bad start after a free kick after anticipating goalkeeper Raúl Fernández.

PERU 1-0 PARAGUAY (RUSSIA 2018 QUALIFIERS)

The Peru-Paraguay combined were measured on November 13, 2015. The national team had not scored any points until that date and it was urgent to win, something that he finally achieved. Jefferson Farfan turned the only conquest after 20 minutes after a great pass by Paolo Guerrero and beat the 'guaraní' goalkeeper, Antony Silva.

PARAGUAY 1-4 PERU (RUSSIA 2018 QUALIFIERS)

For the return match, those led by Ricardo Gareca won a valuable 4-1 win on their visit to Asunción, in what ended up helping them qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Cristian Riveros scored the goal for the locals in the 10 minutes, however, Christian Ramos even the score in the 49th minute. Edison Flores stretched the difference at 71 minutes after an assist from Christian Cueva and, 'Aladino' himself, put the third in the 79th minute. Paraguayan Edgar Benitez scored an own-goal, which was the fourth defining goal.

PARAGUAY 2-2 PERU (QATAR 2022 QUALIFIERS)

As part of the first date for the current qualifiers, Paraguay received Peru in Asunción. The 'bicolor' came from being a finalist in the 2019 Copa América, so she came to this meeting with great spirits. Although the locals ended up complicating more than expected. André Carrillo was uncovered with a double at 52 and 85 minutes for the visitors, while Ángel Romero did the same at 66 and 81 minutes.

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