Peru finished second in Group B behind group winners Brazil as they defeated Venezuela to claim their place in the last eight of Copa America 2021.<\/p>\n
This result meant that Peru along with group B winners and host Brazil have qualified for the last eight round along with Colombia and Ecuador. Venezuela was unceremoniously eliminated as they finished bottom and failed to register a win in any of the group stage matches.<\/p>\n
Venezuela\u2019s Group B rivals Ecuador managed to finish 4th in the group over Venezuela as they held Brazil to a draw. This is the first time that Brazil has failed to win in 11 games but they still finished at the top of the group to qualify for the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Peru\u2019s Andr\u00e9 Carrillo firing high into the net from close range gave his team the lead after 48 minutes, following a corner that led to a goalmouth scramble at the empty Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia.<\/p>\n
Venezuela could consider themselves a tad bit unlucky as the ball bounced about around the penalty area, including bouncing off a Venezuelan defender, before being shot into the net by Carrillo, who had also led Peru to a draw against Ecuador.<\/p>\n
The win ended a run of drawn games between the two South American countries going back to another 1-0 Peru victory at the Copa America in 2015.<\/p>\n
The quarter-final matchups will be decided on Monday after the final round of Group A fixtures, where Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have already guaranteed their place in the last eight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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