The Peruvian team lost 1-0 against Canada in a match corresponding to date 2 of group A of the Copa America 2024. The Children’s Mercy Park stadium witnessed a meeting where the ‘white-red’ He couldn’t even resist the heat and succumbed to the Americans. In that sense, the press of the North American country had a striking reaction in reference to this positive result.
This contest took place under temperatures that bordered on 37 degrees, with a wind chill of 40 degrees that even caused a line judge to faint. This environment created a problem for the national team, which missed several occasions, being Gianluca Lapadula and Piero Quispe those who were closest to scoring.
However, the expulsion of Miguel Araujo in the second half complicated Jorge Fossati’s men. Jonathan David scored in the 74th minute after a devastating counterattack to seal the victory for the ‘reds’.
This Canadian newspaper highlighted that Canada survived the hellish heat, which Peru he didn’t make it. “Canada keeps its head in the heat, while Peru loses itsto seal his first victory in the Copa América,” he indicated in the headline.
In the same way, he emphasized that the ‘bicolor’ He could have stayed, not only with 10 players, but with 9, citing the red card that they did not show to Marcos López.
However, he highlighted concerns in the attack. “The first victory of the Jesse Marsch era and Canada’s first America’s Cup triumph came Tuesday night in Kansas City after a fight where hard work surpassed talent and technique“, said.
‘La Presse’, a Montreal newspaper, ran a strong headline: “Canada faced an undisciplined Peru“, adding that “For playing with fire, Peru burned and Canada took advantage of it. Despite an up-and-down performance, the Maple Leaf achieved its first victory with a score of 1-0 in its second Copa América match.”
For this medium, there were two factors that influenced: the expulsion of Miguel Araujo and the notable performance of their goalkeeper, Maxime Crépeau.
“Had it not been for the brilliance of goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, victory could well have escaped the Maple Leaf. “The goalkeeper distinguished himself with four saves, including two spectacular ones in the final stoppage time,” he added.
‘Le Journal de Montréal’ stated that the Canada team He achieved his first victory in a Copa América, including the heat factor. “Canada was hot (literally), but managed to get its first victory in the Copa América by defeating Peru 1-0 on Tuesday“, he pointed.
In any case, he launched a self-critical comment for the poor collective performance. “Despite this first victory, Canada played poorly until they gained a man advantage on the pitch in the 55th minute. Peru controlled most of the possession in the first half, but were unable to get past Crépeau,” he added.
Finally, the National Post stressed that this Canadian result cut an incredible streak in South America.Canada defeats Peru in the Copa América and ends a long drought in South America”, he indicated.
Likewise, he explained what streak he ended: “Canada achieved its first victory in four games with Jesse Marsch, the American hired as coach last month, and beat a South American team for the first time since a 2-0 victory over Colombia in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final. It was also Canada’s first victory in a Copa América match.”
