Peru vs Venezuela preview- Copa America

Peru vs Venezuela preview

Copa America Third Place- 23rd July, 2011- 16.00 local time

Anguished Venezuela will look to walk out of Copa America on a high when they take on Peru in the third place playoff on Sunday evening. Bet on Peru vs Venezuela at Bet365 after reading our betting preview at Sportsbookie.com.

The plucky Venezuelans were beaten on penalties by Paraguay in the semifinals. Cesar Farias side clearly had the better of chances during the game- Vizcarrondo had a goal disallowed for offside and they also hit the woodwork on three separate occasions. Paraguay also had a player sent off but managed to take the game to penalties, where Franklin Lucenas missed spot kick proved vital as Venezuela lost 5-3.

Tomas Rincon, who missed the semifinal due to suspension, is likely to return in place of Giácomo Di Giorgi, who deputised for him against the Paraguayans.

Venezuela form- last five games- most recent first- Venezuela scorers in brackets

Paraguay 0-0 Venezuela Chile 1-2 Venezuela ( Vizcarrondo, Cichero) Paraguay 3-3 Venezuela ( Rondon, Fedor, Perozo) Venezuela 1-0 Ecuador ( Cesar Gonzalez) Brazil 0-0 Venezuela

Peru were undone by a Luis Suarez second half brace as they went down 2-0 to Uruguay in the first semifinal. Skipper Juan Vargas was sent off for elbowing Sebastien Coates and will miss this clash. However unlike the Venezuelans, most of Perus fans will readily admit that Uruguay were the better side over ninety minutes and deserved to reach the finals.

Peru form- last five games- most recent first- Peru scorers in brackets

Peru 0-2 Uruguay Colombia 0-2 Peru ( Lobaton, J.Vargas) Chile 1-0 Peru Uruguay 1-1 Peru ( Jose Paolo Guerrero) Czech Republic 0-0 Peru

Verdict:- The plucky Venezuelans are yet to be defeated in this tournament and the anger simmering from the semifinal loss to Paraguay will take them over the line here.

Peru 1-2 Venezuela ( Guerrero/ Arango, Rondon)

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