The Peruvian national team struck first this Tuesday in the Peru vs. Paraguay match for the eighteenth and final matchday of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers. Gianluca Lapadula opened the scoring of the match and made the Nacional explode.
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It took only five minutes for the Peruvian team to take the lead. Christian Cueva made an outstanding pass with the outside of his right foot and sent the ball behind the Ecuadorian defense.
Lapadula waited for one bounce and gently added the ball to the goal, converting Peru's 1-0.
Everything improved for Gareca and his team before halftime. At the 42nd minute, Yoshimar Yotún scored Peru's 2-0 with a scissor kick. The score remained unchanged in the second half and the national team finished in fourth place in the Conmebol Qualifiers, qualifying for the playoffs.
The 'Blanquirroja' seeks to repeat the campaign that allowed them to participate in Russia 2018 after a 36-year absence.
Paraguay arrived at the final match after a 3-1 victory over Ecuador, although in their visits to Lima, they only managed a goalless draw in 2007 among five defeats on Peruvian soil, which became six.