The selections of Peru and Chile They did not hurt each other at the beginning of their participation in the Copa America 2024 as part of the activity of Group A.
The game behaved as the projections dictated: rough, with a lot of fighting in the midfield, although with Chile more present with the ball, and abundant fouls that fractured the flow of soccer on the field at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
At a quarter of an hour, Alexis Sanchez He forgave the easiest and clearest chance he would have in the entire game. Victor Davila He overflowed in an unbeatable way and crossed low into the heart of the area where he found Sánchez, who made a mistake when defining: he contacted with his left foot instead of letting the ball in and contacting the inside of the right boot.
The ball ended up hitting Pedro Gallese’s crossbar and caused the Chilean fans to lament in unison, who minutes before, in the formal ceremony, lived up to their well-known tradition of singing the lyrics of their anthem at length.
The bad news for Peru came shortly after half an hour of play with the muscle injury of Luis Advíncula, who lay down on the grass until Marcos López was able to enter the field as his substitute.
It took Peru 42 minutes to make Claudio Bravo uncomfortable with a set piece with a cross to the second post that Miguel Araujo headed in; Bravo launched himself with both hands to keep the ball.
The final stretch of the first half brought more bad news, but now for Chile. At 45′, Diego Valdés went off injured and four minutes later, Lichnovsky threatened to substitute him as his left knee hurt.
For the second half, Peru looked more lively up front and with better control of the ball. Gianluca Lapadula regretted a carom in the Chilean area, at 56 ‘, which he could not define and moments later he finished off a half-turn over Claudio Bravo’s goal.
The rest of the game was much more difficult than the first half, with isolated shots and promising plays on both ends of the court that remained unrewarded efforts.
In this way, Peru and Chile signed the first goalless draw in the Copa América 2024. Those led by Fossati will face Canada in their next match, while Gareca’s players will play against Argentina.
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