Peru vs Paraguay: the tiki taka, wall and cue of Cueva con Peña that provoked loud applause for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

Peru vs Paraguay: the blanquirroja team faced the 'Albirroja' for the last date of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

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Peru vs Paraguay: Christian Cueva and Sergio Peña joined in offensive association in the match valid for the 18th and final date of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers that was played in the National Stadium of Lima.

At 61 minutes into the game, the Peruvian national team had possession of the ball in the midfield and they got together to start playing Christian Cueva and Sergio Peña.

To go out playing with passes at the level of the field, a taco play was made with a ball footprint included, Cueva and Peña played on the wall, and culminated in the clean start with a taco service.

The play did not progress in attack because rival Paraguay cut off the attack after Cueva tried to change the side of Peru's action, but fans of the Peruvian national team rewarded the play with loud applause that boomed from the National Stadium.

Peru coach Ricardo Gareca lined up with Pedro Gallese, Carlos Zambrano, Luis Advíncula, Alexander Callens, Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotún, Christian Cueva, Renato Tapia, Edison Flores, Sergio Peña and Gianluca Lapadula.

Paraguay's coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto chose this lineup: Antony Silva, Fabian Balbuena, Junior Alonso, Omar Alderete, Robert Rojas, Richard Ortiz, Oscar Romero, Andrés Cubas, Richard Sanchez, Julio Enciso and Sebastián Ferreira.

The Peruvian national team arrives in the match with Paraguay after three wins, one draw and one defeat in the last five matches of the bicolor that allowed them to reach the last date of the qualifying round of the qualifying round of the playoffs with the options intact to qualify for the playoff zone.

Peru had three straight wins against Bolivia in Lima (3-0), Venezuela as a visitor (1-2) and Colombia in Barranquilla (1-0). He then equalized with Ecuador at home and suffered a loss to Uruguay in Montevideo last Thursday, March 24 at the Centenario Stadium with the controversy of the missed goal at the end of the match.

Fifth place in the standings qualifies for the World Cup Repechage. Precisely, the Peruvian national team occupies that place with 21 points, while Colombia and Chile follow it from sixth and seventh place in the standings with options to overcome if the bicolor does not win.

The representative of the South American Confederation (Conmebol) faces the Asian Confederation (AFC) qualifier in the World Cup Repechage next June. At the moment, the United Arab Emirates and Australia will define in phase 4 of the Asian qualifiers in the continental quota for the repechage.

MATCHES OF THE LAST PLAYOFF DATE

Peru vs Paraguay (Lima National Stadium)

Ecuador vs Argentina (Monumental Stadium of Guayaquil)

Bolivia vs Brazil (Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz)

Chile vs Uruguay (San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium in Santiago)

Venezuela vs Colombia (Cachamay Stadium in Puerto Ordaz)

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