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LIVE: Peru vs Argentina

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10′ Play is stopped for a VAR check to decide whether or not there should be a penalty awarded to Peru after Cueva was sent jumping over the goalkeeper during his previous chance. There appears to be some question of whether or not the goalkeeper, who was rushing off his line, made contact with the forward – bringing him down. Early controversy!

8′ Cueva is sent through on goal after a phenomenal diagonal pass from Trauco at left-back finds the forward inside the penalty area, but his chipped effort over Armani is unable to find the target as it goes out for a goal-kick.

5′ Messi steps up to take it but the wall’s jump meets the ball’s trajectory and it ricochets out for a corner.

4′ Peru play themselves into trouble after a poor first touch forces Abram into a standing tackle, sending the ball up towards his arm. The referee gives Argentina a free-kick for handball as the hosts fail to play out of the back in the early stages.

3′ An early VAR check confirms the referee’s decision to let play continue was correct after Peru’s forwards protested that Armani stepped out of his area with the ball in his hands. The goalkeeper came right up to the line but it doesn’t appear as though he’s done anything wrong.

1′ Peru get the match underway from the kick-off! 

Argentina make two changes to the XI that drew 1-1 with Paraguay last Thursday. The injury sustained to Exequiel Palacios in that match keeps him out of this fixture, with Lo Celso replacing him in midfield. The other swap is on the left wing, where Tagliafico plays ahead of Ocampos – pushing De Paul into a more forward position. 

Peru make four changes from their 2-0 loss to Chile last week. Araujo and Advincula make way for Corzo and Santamaria on the right side of defence, while Cueva starts over Tapia in midfield. The final switch is in attack, where Ruidiaz is dropped for Lapadula.

ARGENTINA SUBS: Esteban Andrada, Agustin Marchesin, Walter Kannemann, Facundo Medina, Nehuen Perez, Alejandro Gomez, Joaquin Correa, Angel Di Maria, Guido Rodriguez, Nicolas Dominguez, Lucas Ocampos, Lucas Alario.

ARGENTINA XI (3-4-2-1): Franco Armani; Nicolas Otamendi, Lucas Martinez, Gonzalo Montiel; Nicolas Tagliafico, Giovani Lo Celso, Leandro Paredes, Nicolas Gonzalez; Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul; Lautaro Martinez.

PERU SUBS: Renato Solis, Jose Carvalho, Miguel Araujo, Marcos Lopez, Christian Ramos, Luis Advincula, Alexander Callens, Wilder Cartagena, Horacio Calcaterra, Andy Polo, Raul Ruidiaz, Aldair Rodriguez.

PERU XI (4-2-3-1) Pedro Gallese; Aldo Corzo, Anderson Santamaria, Luis Abram, Miguel Trauco; Pedro Aquino, Yoshimar Yotun; Andre Carrillo, Christian Cueva, Edison Flores; Gianluca Lapadula.

With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s look at how the two sides will line up – starting with Peru!

Lionel Messi’s displeasure with Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Paraguay last time out was palpable, after his would-be winner was chalked off due to a VAR decision for a foul in the build-up. The side he captains will get a chance to make amends against a Peru side who have only managed to beat the Albiceleste once in their 15 previous encounters; 2-1 in 1997. Winners of their last three matches away from home in all competitions, Lionel Scaloni’s stuttering attack will get a chance to boost their confidence against one of CONMEBOL’s most porous defences. 

It’s been a lacklustre start for Peru, who managed to nick a late equaliser against Paraguay in their opening fixture, before losing to both Brazil and Chile. Coach Ricardo Gareca faces a similarly difficult test in his fourth match, as he sets his side out against his own nation of birth; Argentina. In his two previous meetings as head of the Blanquirroja, he’s managed two draws but may need something more this time around as Peru sit last in qualifying.

Hello and welcome to our live commentary of the CONMEBOL World Cup 2022 qualifier between Peru and Argentina!

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