Peru and Brazil's soccer teams will face each other on Tuesday night in Lima as part of their last chances to guarantee their place at Russia 2018.
After defeating host Paraguayan squad (4-1), Peruvian athletes are not allowed to make any mistakes in the qualifying tournament towards Russia 2018.
Led by the Argentinean coach Ricardo Gareca, the red-white holds the eighth spot (14 points) out of 10 teams. Peru registers five defeats, four victories and two draws.
The Peruvian side will be led by top scorers Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo, Brazil) and Christian Cueva (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
It must be noted Peru defeated Brazil (1-0) last June in a group stage match of 2016 Copa America Centenario.
Brazil
Coached by Adenor Bacchi, known as 'Tite', Brazil is the qualifiers' leader with 24 points after defeating Argentina in Belo Horizonte.
The verde-amarelha team will be led by top scorers Neymar (Barcelona, Spain), Gabriel Jesus (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Brazil) and Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool, England).
Possible Lineup
Peru: Pedro Gallese, Aldo Corzo, Christian Ramos, Alberto Rodriguez, Nilson Loyola, Pedro Aquino, Yoshimar Yotun, Andre Carrillo, Andy Polo, Christian Cueva and Paolo Guerrero.
Coach: Ricardo Gareca.
Brazil: Alisson, Dani Alves, Miranda, Marquinhos, Fabio Santos, Fernandinho, Paulinho, Renato Augusto, Philippe Coutinho, Neymar and Gabriel Jesus. Coach: 'Tite'
The match will kick off at 21:15 (local time) at Lima's National Stadium.
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Published: 11/15/2016