Ricardo Gareca's revamped team has just been quite remarkable considering before he took over the job some six months ago they had just lost five of they last six games to South American opposition.
They triumphed with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Bolivia took Peru through to its second successive Copa America semi-final, where it will face the host Chile in the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. After the tension and controversy of Chile's win over Uruguay in the first quarter-final, this was a much more straightforward affair, effectively settled by two goals in the opening quarter from Paolo Guerrero, who completed his hat-trick 16 minutes from time although Martins pulled a goal back with an 83rd-minute penalty, but Peru were comfortable enough.
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Peru were more attacking than had been anticipated both against Brazil and Colombia, but this was by some way its most offensive display of the tournament, as it relished the space afforded it by a tentative Bolivia. See highlights above...
Paolo Guerrero scored a hat trick to lead Peru into the semifinals of the Copa America after a 3-1 victory over Bolivia.
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