Peru seemed to be ahead on the board with a goal Gianluca Lapadula which was annulled after the VAR review for offside in the 33rd minute. Afterwards, only shots that grazed the post and went aimlessly towards the goal in desperate attempts.
From there, Canada curled up, immediately building a defensive wall to maintain the minimum advantage until the final whistle of the Guatemalan central defender. Mario Alberto Escobar due to Peru’s insistence on controlling the ball and trying to take it to the rival area without generating any dangerous shot.
Compensation time had just begun when the Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau He stopped a low-level shot from Christian Cueva, who came on as a substitute in the 78th minute looking to provide a surprising equaliser that almost came.
With that, Canada reached three points within Group A of the Copa America 2024 and left Peru with a unit that still shows vital signs facing the last day and also awaiting the result between Argentina and Chile that was played later in New Jersey.
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