Sanchez wasted, Lapadula wasted too, between Peru and Chile the result was a lackluster 0-0. At the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, a match lacking in emotions was staged, full of errors in front of goal and many fouls in the middle of the field. La Roja controls the game, Peru plays from a throw-in. But both never sting. A shot on goal for each side, a couple of flashes from Claudio Bravo at the end and a lot of inaccuracy, especially from Nino Maravilla. Argentina is alone in command in Group A.
the match
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For fear of mirroring themselves too much, Chile controls the match in terms of possession. La Roja is strong in the first half hour but has to deal with the errors of its best man, Alexis Sanchez, deployed as an attacking midfielder in the 4-2-3-1 behind former Napoli player Edu Vargas. In the 15th minute the Inter striker has the opening ball on his left from inside the six yard area but shoots high. Same dynamic a quarter of an hour later: right-footed shot from close range, curved ball. In the middle there was also a save on the line by Zambrano on Isla’s conclusion. Peru closes like a hedgehog and doesn’t arrive until the 54th minute, when Lapadula kicks a weak left-footed shot from close range that ends up in the arms of Bravo. The former Barcelona player is also the protagonist in the final with a double intervention on corner developments. Peru and Chile begin their adventure in the Copa America with a draw.
