Peru won and the chances of reaching the 2022 Qatar World Cup are growing. The Peruvian national team celebrated yesterday at the National Stadium after defeating Bolivia 3-0 in matchday 13 of the South American qualifiers, which unleashed the joy of the fans present at the José Díaz coliseum and the whole country that longed for a victory. Directed by Ricardo Gareca, they came out from the beginning to seek the three points and after an excellent first half, the team secured their victory.
Gianluca Lapadula at nine minutes, Christian Cueva at 31, and Sergio Peña at 39 of the first half were the scorers of the national team on the night of Thursday, November 11, and the hope of occupying a spot in the World Cup awakened again.
One of the most outstanding footballers yesterday at the National Stadium was undoubtedly Lapadula, who managed to break through the Bolivian national team's defense and after scoring his goal, he had other clear chances to score, but unfortunately, for the interests of the team, he couldn't score more. At 69 minutes of the second half, he was substituted by Jefferson Farfán and the popular 'Lapagol' left amidst applause.
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Through his social networks, the current Benevento player sent a message to the Peruvian fans: "We continue in the fight. Never stop believing", accompanying his writing with hashtags like "Arriba Peru" and "United we are stronger".
After this important victory, the 'Tigre' Gareca's team is in seventh place with 14 points and remains very close to qualifying positions, such as the fourth and fifth places occupied by Chile and Colombia, respectively, with 16 units.