Brazil will look to follow their win over Bolivia when they host Peru in World Cup qualifying. After splitting the spoils with Paraguay in their opening match, the hosts will be hoping to pull off a shock outcome and earn all three points.
Preview (Peru vs. Brazil)
Peru will feel like they have a genuine opportunity to make it to their fifth World Cup finals. The CONMEBOL has been given an additional automatic qualifying spot for the bigger 2026 event. Luis Advincula was dismissed for two bookable offenses just before halftime against Paraguay. Juan Reynoso’s team had to work extra hard to win. Peru’s 10 players remained strong against Paraguay in the second half. Peru will be happy that they have now kept three clean sheets in their previous four games. Despite the fact that they have only won one of their past five international matches.
Fernando Diniz, the temporary manager of Brazil also serves as the head coach of Fluminense. He started his stint with a decisive 5-1 victory over Bolivia on Friday night in Belem. Rodrygo and Raphinha each scored a goal to give Brazil a dominant three-goal lead. Neymar scored twice to break Pele’s previous record for most goals scored by a Brazilian player in a single game.
Brazil now has four straight victories in World Cup qualifying, including three straight 4-0 victories over Paraguay, Chile, and Bolivia. The win also brought their winning streak in World Cup qualifying games, which began in October 2015, to 35 games. Brazil will be hopeful of continuing their good qualification success when they travel to Lima for the contest on Tuesday after winning on their last two visits to Peru in 2016 and 2021.
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Aldo Corzo is expected to replace Advincula, who will serve a one-match suspension after receiving a red card in Thursday’s scoreless draw, forcing Peru to make a change at right-back. Marcos Lopez of Feyenoord, who made his debut against Paraguay at halftime, is a candidate to start on Tuesday. The team’s veteran captain, forward Paolo Guerrero, who is 39 years old, will be seeking to add to his 39 goals in 110 international games. When it comes to Brazil, there are questions about the condition of Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes, who had to leave his international debut in the 85th minute due to an injury.
In the event that Gabriel is unable to play, Diniz might decide to start Al-Ahli defender Ibanez on Tuesday. Neymar, who started against Peru, will aim to increase his 79-goal total after surpassing Ronaldo to become Brazil’s all-time best scorer among men. After preserving clean sheets in the previous three encounters with their opponents on Tuesday, Brazil has won their past four head-to-head games with Peru. We believe that they will put up another great defensive performance to start their qualifying campaign with straight victories.
Peru 0 – 2 Brazil
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