Two of the tournament's surprise teams will clash on Friday morning when Bolivia take on Peru in the quarter-finals. Both sides finished second in their respective groups. The last four games between the two sides all ended in draws. Peru have the better overall record, they have beaten Bolivia on 22 occasions and were defeated 13 times. Their last direct encounter in the Copa America was in 2007, it ended 2-2 with Claudio Pizarro scoring both goals for Peru.
Bolivia had a surprisingly good run in the group stage, especially considering that they hadn't won a single Copa America match since 1997. Moreover, they hadn't won a match away from La Paz in over 20 years. They started the group stage with a goalless draw with Mexico, then beat Ecuador 3-2 before being thrashed by Chile 5-0. However, coach Mauricio Soria had made some line-up changes for the match against Chile, now he will most likely revert to his usual eleven.
Peru pulled off an unlikely feat in the group stage, finishing second in a pool that contained both Brazil and Colombia. They nearly grabbed a draw against Brazil but were beaten 2-1 with a stoppage-time goal while against Colombia they held out for a goalless draw. The result that made all the difference was the 1-0 win over Venezuela, thanks to a goal from Claudio Pizarro.
Probable line-ups:
Bolivia: Quinonez - Hurtado, Raldes, Zenteno, Morales - Smedberg, Bejerano, Chumacero, Escobar, Pedriel - Martins
Peru: Gallese - Advincula, Zambrano, Ascues, Vargas - Lobaton, Cueva, Sanchez, Ballon - Pizarro, Guerrero
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Bolivia win - 4.75 Draw - 3.30 Peru win - 1.95
galata86 8 years ago
I watched the game last night. I was expecting a lot of goals. Peru was the favorite, and it's justified, they played great. The problem for Peru will be in the next game. Chile is a very good team, and hosts of the competition, so that, for me, the favorite for the final.
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timidi 8 years ago
I must admit that I was wrong about this match. I just watched this match and it is clear that Bolivia don't have enough quality to play against Peru. I am also surprised how Peru played this match and this is the their best game on tournament but they played the best when they need that most and they deserved to be in...
I must admit that I was wrong about this match. I just watched this match and it is clear that Bolivia don't have enough quality to play against Peru. I am also surprised how Peru played this match and this is the their best game on tournament but they played the best when they need that most and they deserved to be in next round.
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Johnajax 8 years ago
I think too that this match will be match with small number of goals. Both teams will play careful and first they will take care of their own net and because of that i am sure that this match will end with draw and winner will be decided after overtime or with penalty shootout but Peru have more quality and they have a...
I think too that this match will be match with small number of goals. Both teams will play careful and first they will take care of their own net and because of that i am sure that this match will end with draw and winner will be decided after overtime or with penalty shootout but Peru have more quality and they have a little more chance to win here.
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h34dhunt3r 8 years ago
Bolivia is in my oppionion complete outsider here so we should expect Peru to take this one pretty easily. Yes I know that this is knock down stage, anything can happend, but Peru is my bet for tonight, 20 euros on them. Predicting not huge amount of goals, 2-3 at the most. My predictions: - Result: 2-0 for Peru; -...
Bolivia is in my oppionion complete outsider here so we should expect Peru to take this one pretty easily. Yes I know that this is knock down stage, anything can happend, but Peru is my bet for tonight, 20 euros on them. Predicting not huge amount of goals, 2-3 at the most. My predictions: - Result: 2-0 for Peru; - Man of the match: Paolo Guerrero.
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advoghado 8 years ago
I think the Peru team is a little more evolved than Bolivia at this time, especially in the attack sector (Farfan, Guerrero, Pizarro), but don´t expect a game with many goals, should be well truncated. If I had to do bet, I would choose Peru to qualify for the next stage, but if Bolivia makes a first goal, the game becomes...
I think the Peru team is a little more evolved than Bolivia at this time, especially in the attack sector (Farfan, Guerrero, Pizarro), but don´t expect a game with many goals, should be well truncated. If I had to do bet, I would choose Peru to qualify for the next stage, but if Bolivia makes a first goal, the game becomes very complicated to Peru.
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Shumar4life 8 years ago
I believe that both of this teams plays very tough and hard football, and I believe that on this match we will not see many goals, because stakes are high. But slight advantage I will give to Bolivia because they have better players and plays more organized football. But it will be very closed match
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sharpe 8 years ago
Bolivia in particular was a big surprise to me and probably for themselves either, reaching this stage of the tournament after the tough group that they were is great for them and I wish them luck against Peru. Honestly I don't have an idea who is going to win the game but will be a huge success for either teams to be...
Bolivia in particular was a big surprise to me and probably for themselves either, reaching this stage of the tournament after the tough group that they were is great for them and I wish them luck against Peru. Honestly I don't have an idea who is going to win the game but will be a huge success for either teams to be still in tournament at so late stage.
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timidi 8 years ago
I don't know what to expect here, both teams have equal chances to go into the next round but only sure for this match is that we won't see a lot of goals. Both teams are better in defense than in attack and last four times when these teams were played game ended with draw so i expect draw here too, my prediction is 0-0.
I don't know what to expect here, both teams have equal chances to go into the next round but only sure for this match is that we won't see a lot of goals. Both teams are better in defense than in attack and last four times when these teams were played game ended with draw so i expect draw here too, my prediction is 0-0.
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seculla 8 years ago
Last three days, or better said nights, were very boring without Copa Amercia's games. Now finally they are back and we'll enjoy watching quarter finals in next 4 days. I agree with Alexa that these two teams are not one of the favorites in this tournament, but they showed that they came to Chile to do everything that they...
Last three days, or better said nights, were very boring without Copa Amercia's games. Now finally they are back and we'll enjoy watching quarter finals in next 4 days. I agree with Alexa that these two teams are not one of the favorites in this tournament, but they showed that they came to Chile to do everything that they can and just play football. Now, with one of this two teams will enter to semi finals and that will be great achievement for whoever win tomorrow. I expect a great match, but I must admit that my opinion is that this match maybe will be the most "uninteresting" match when it comes to quarter finals in this year's Copa America.
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
Before tournament probably no one expected to see this two teams in quarter finals.It will be tight clash.Both teams know that they have chance for the semifinals.There is no big difference in quality.Peru is a little better,but I think that most important thing will be psychological prepare for the match.
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