This Friday, June 21, the first date of group A of the Copa America 2024 with the tie between Peru and Chile at the AT&T Stadium in the city of Arlington, Texas. Although the match was very intense, Gianluca Lapadula He had two clear goal shots. Given this, the official portal of the continental tournament highlighted the goal that the Peruvian forward could not score against the Chilean team. In the following note, we tell you all the details.
During the second half, the Peruvian team came out with a different attitude and was able to have the ball a little more, generating a couple of scoring chances by Gianluca Lapadula. And the fact is that 55 minutes had passed when the striker who plays for Cagliari in Serie A was left alone in front of Claudio Bravo’s goal after a pivot by Edison Flores. The association could not be finalized, so ‘El Bambino’ regretted this action that could have put Bicolor at an advantage. After that, the Copa América portal, through its official Instagram account, published the aforementioned play as follows: “Lapadula was centimeters away”.
It is important to mention that Peru was made up of Pedro Gallese; Miguel Araujo, Carlos Zambrano, Alexander Callens; Wilder Cartagena, Sergio Peña, Piero Quispe, Andy Polo, Luis Advíncula; Edison Flores and Gianluca Lapadula. Meanwhile, those directed by Ricardo Gareca came out with Claudio Bravo; Mauricio Isla, Paulo Díaz, Gabriel Suazo, Igor Lichnovsky; Erick Pulgar, Marcelino Núñez, Diego Valdes; Eduardo Vargas, Víctor Dávila and Alexis Sánchez.
After the final whistle where the Peruvian team obtained an important point against its counterpart from Chile, Gianluca Lapadula gave statements and analyzed what this match left behind. The Cagliari attacker highlighted the attitude and the great game that the team played. Furthermore, he mentioned that he will continue working in reference to his two scoring chances that he missed.
“We played a great game, a great effort and with that attitude we can take any game forward. I think they were different, the first half was much more defensive and the second much more offensive. And yes, I had two clear ones, but we have to continue working like this”, he expressed.
After an uncomfortable, serious and tough match that the Peruvian team had to face against Chile, Luis Advíncula had to ask for his change since at 34 minutes he had a divided play with Alexis Sánchez in the center of the field. ‘Rayo’ managed to get the ball and gained position from the Chilean striker who prevented him from scoring the first goal of the duel, although as a result of a bad step he prevented him from continuing on the field of play and Marcos López came on as his replacement.
This serious injury left more than one worried since ‘Luchito’ is considered a fundamental piece in Jorge Fossati’s team, he was even considered team captain in the confrontation against La Roja. For this reason, the Boca Juniors player did not hesitate to reveal his injury for the Movistar Deportes cameras when he was heading to the national team bus that would take them back to their concentration hotel. “(Is it an Achilles tendon?) Yes, it’s an Achilles tendon.”, confirmed Advíncula, very annoyed.
- Date 1: Peru 0-0 Chile | June 21 | 7.00 pm (Peruvian time) | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date 2: Peru vs. Canada | June 25 | 5.00 pm (Peruvian time) | Sporting Park, Kansas City
- Date 3: Argentina vs. Peru | June 29 | 7.00 pm (Peruvian time) | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami.
