The Brazilian national team could solve the problem of reaching the 2016 America's Cup playoffs in the match of the last round of Group B. The opponents of the favorites were footballers from Peru.
Depending on the result of the Brazil - Peru match, the five-time world champions could either take first place in Quartet B, or even be left without a chance to compete for the America's Cup. They needed to win the match in order to secure the lead in the group.
The desire of the Brazilians to win began to be felt from the very first minutes. The team sharply attacked the gate of the Peruvians, the players inflicted a lot of blows from medium and long distances. Philippe Luis, Gabriel, Willian pushed dangerously at the gate of the Peru national team, but the goalkeeper saved his national team. After his impressive saves, the goalkeeper of the Peruvians Galese has clearly been taken notice of by the heads of European clubs.
The national team of Peru in the first half was not remembered by anything. Perhaps the main episode of the first half of the meeting was the referee's mistake, who in the last minutes of the half did not assign a penalty to the Brazilians' goal. The referee of the meeting and in the second half made a productive oversight, but after the first forty-five minutes the scoreboard burned zeros.
The Peruvian players started the second half of the meeting a little more actively. In the 49th minute, Christian Cueva could have implemented a standard near the Brazilian penalty area, but goalkeeper Alison parried the ball into the near corner.
The episode in the 75th minute shocked the whole of Brazil. Raul Ruidiaz scored the ball into the goal of the Brazilians with a hand pass from Andy Paul. However, none of the referees of the match noticed an obvious hand play, and the head referee confidently pointed to the center. The Peru national team took the lead 1: 0.
Until the end of the meeting, the Brazilians made attempts to recoup, but the desired result was not achieved. The Brazilian national team lost 0: 1. Despite the statistical advantage in possession and striking (the Peruvians struck only two shots on target), the Brazilian national team was unable to defeat the uncompromising Peruvians. The result of this defeat was the third place in Group B. The Peruvians, with seven points, became the first in the named quartet.
The performance of the Brazilian national team at Copa America 2016 from all positions can be considered a failure. An erroneously scored goal from the Peruvian national team against their goal did not affect the faded play of the “yellows” in the tournament. Even in the match with Ecuador, there were numerous problems with the organization of the game. As a result, Brazil goes home in disgrace.
