The peruvian team faced his similar Canada at the Sporting Park facilities in a match corresponding to Group A of the Copa America 2024. Gianluca Lapadula had made it 1-0 for the ‘bicolor’However, he was in an advanced position and ended up being annulled by the VAR.
Around the 33rd minute, a very well executed free kick by Marcos Lopez He arrived in danger at the Canadian team’s area. It was there that the forward appeared ‘Italo-Peruvian’ to head in, score the first and ignite the fans of this Kansas giant.
Unfortunately, the excitement was short-lived because the linesman invalidated the goal for offside. This decision was ratified by the VAR, thus leaving the national team without a 1-0 lead and Lapadula without being able to score.
Let us remember that it was precisely the still player of the Cagliari the one in charge of scoring the last goal for the ‘white-red’ in the continental competition. This occurred in 2021, in the match for third place between Peru and Colombia. Although the attacker tied the game 2-2 at minute 82, the score was 3-2 in favor of the team ‘coffee maker’.
He ‘Bambino’ He was already running to the center of the field to celebrate with his teammates, but the main referee raised his hand to signal offside. While reviewing the action from different video referee cameras, the broadcast struck out Jorge Fossati to find out what his reaction had been.
The Uruguayan strategist seemed confused and even made some gestures while chatting with his technical command while awaiting the final decision. After that, he raised his arms and disagreed with the referee, since he was authorized to do so.
The peruvian team will once again have activity in the Conmebol tournament this Saturday, June 29, for the third day of the group stage of the Copa América 2024. On this occasion, the rival to face will be Argentina at the facilities of the Hard Rock Stadium, located in the city of Miami, United States.
It should be noted that this commitment could define the possibilities of everyone’s teams in the continental competition with a view to achieving a place in the next stage of the competition: quarterfinals.
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