Peru will take on the in-form Brazil in a rematch of the 2019 final on Monday night in the first semifinal of the ongoing Copa America 2021 at Estadio Olimpico Santos in Rio de Janeiro with kickoff at 02:00.
Both teams managed to advance to the semifinals through tough hard-fought quarterfinals against opponents who refused to lie down without a fight, nonetheless, they did qualify and now are up next for yet another tough but exciting fixture tonight. Brazil narrowly defeated Chile 1-0 through Lucas Paqueta’s goal that earned them a spot in the semifinals while Peru defeated Paraguay 4-3 on penalties as the game ended 3-3 after extra time.
The defending Champions Brazil head inro the clash in a brilliant form as they have not lost in their last 12 matches across all competitions and look determined to retain the title as they started off their Copa America campaign in a good form and great ream spirit. Selecao comfortably topped Group B with 10 points from their four matches scoring 10 goals while conceded only two.
The hosts are the favorites to make it to the finals as they already recorded a 4-0 victory over their opponents in the group stage of this tournament surely indicating that they are able of recording yet another win over Peru.
Peru on the other hand are the underdogs but to be fair the La Blanquirroja have been impressive in this year’s Copa America and as mentioned earlier they were in the finals of the 2019 Copa America. Also, they finished second in the group stage behind their opponents with seven points after beating both Colombia and Venezuela and drawing with Ecuador.
The last time Peru won this tournament was back in 1975 and they will need a lot going to tonight’s clash to overcome Brazil and advance to the final.
Brazil vs Peru head to head
There have been 15 matches between these two sides since 1970 with Brazil being a far better team with 11 victories whereas Peru have only won twice and two clashes ended in draws. Here are their results from previous encounters;
- Brazil 4-0 Peru Jun 18, 2021
- Peru 2-4 Brazil Oct 14, 2020
- Brazil 0-1 Peru Sep 11, 2019
- Brazil 3-1 Peru Jul 07, 2019
- Peru 0-5 Brazil Jun 22, 2019
Home
- Brazil 1-0 Chile
- Brazil 1-1 Ecuador
- Brazil 2-1 Colombia
- Brazil 4-0 Peru
- Brazil 3-0 Venezuela
Away
- Peru 4-3 Paraguay
- Venezuela 0-1 Peru
- Ecuador 2-2 Peru
- Colombia 1-2 Peru
- Brazil 4-0 Peru
Brazil team news
Brazil will be without the services of defender Luiz Felipe who suffered a knee injury last week and has been ruled out of the competition. Also, the host will play without Gabriel Jesus whose high boot earned him a straight red card against Chile hence suspended for this game.
Peru team news
Peru will be without the services of Andre Carrillo who is serving a suspension; however, Alexander Callens might feature in the squad as he has recovered from his thigh injury that put him out of the quarterfinals.
Prediction and odds
- Brazil win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
