The win moved Peru to first place in the group, which means they will play Colombia in the quarterfinals of the Copa America Centennial.
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Despite having Coutinho and Willian of Chelsea in their ranks, Brazil failed to score against Peru or Ecuador, although they did record an emphatic 7-1 victory over Haiti earlier in the Copa America.
“The fans saw how Brazil was eliminated, the goal was scored with his hand”, he said.
Brazil’s players protested furiously, swarming around Cunha in a bid to persuade the official to reverse his decision. It is indeed a special moment for Sony Norde, who had been looking forward to this tournament quite keenly, and also for Indian football fans as it is not every day that a foreigner who plies his trade in the I-League also represents his country in a prestigious global competition.
Speaking after the game, the Peruvian striker reportedly claimed: “It was a quick play, it hit me in the thigh”.
Peru coach Ricardo Gareca meanwhile insisted his side had deserved to win.
“There are things that happened that are independent of any coach and any players at the end of the match”.
See all the goals and highlights from the game.
There were two possible outcomes for Peru in their match against Brazil: win or go home.
Neymar told the Copa America players in his message: “No one knows what we have suffered through to be there and defend the Selecao“.
Brazil disappointingly exited the 2015 Copa America at the quarter-final stage but an embarrassment of this magnitude should force the Brazilian Football Confederation to re-evaluate the state of the national team.
Tonight, Brazil dominated in the possession figures – superior in all but two five -minute intervals over the course of ninety minutes – but couldn’t find the back of the net. In football, you have to have patience when you start your work and you have to persist and you have to have confidence in what you’re doing. Brazil chose to have him in Rio, given the home-soil advantage and the fact Brazil has never won Olympic gold. “We Brazilians don’t have patience”. ‘We will need to be patient’.
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“Germany had that patience. We want immediate solutions but immediate solutions come with continuity”.
