Comments and predictions for Uruguay vs Peru: Núñez becomes a hero
The match between Uruguay vs Peru World Cup Qualifiers takes place at 6:30 am on September 5. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Uruguay vs Peru team information
Uruguay welcome back Federico Valverde and Darwin Núñez for this month's two games, after both missed the June fixtures. However, they lose experienced centre-back José Giménez and winger Maximiliano Araújo to injury.
Goalkeeper Sergio Rochet also returned after two absences, but his starting position is uncertain as Santiago Mele kept a clean sheet in the win over Venezuela.
On the Peru side, the already poor attack line is now even more seriously lacking. The most experienced player – Yoshimar Yotún (128 caps) – is currently the leading scorer with only 8 goals.
The absence of strikers Paolo Guerrero and Gianluca Lapadula and the speed of André Carrillo has left Peru significantly weakened. After announcing the squad, coach Óscar Ibáñez also lost Edison Flores and Alex Valera to injury, further limiting his attacking options.
Latest expected lineup for Uruguay vs Peru
Uruguay:
Mele; Nandez, R Araujo, Bueno, Olivera; Bentancur, Ugarte, Valverde; Pellistri, Nunez, De Arrascaeta
Peru:
Gallese; Advincula, Zambrano, Garces, Lopez; Polo, Yotun, Tapia, Noriega; Ramos, Quevedo
Latest Uruguay vs Peru football commentary
A crucial victory over Venezuela in Round of 16 has virtually guaranteed Uruguay a place in next summer's World Cup, after a period of decline that saw them face the risk of falling out of the top 6.
Since the Copa America, Marcelo Bielsa's side have been on a downward spiral in results, heading into the game against Venezuela on a four-game winless streak. Had they lost that day, they would have had to share the points withLa VinotintoInstead, the win moved Uruguay six points clear of seventh place, while also having a superior goal difference – almost certainly qualifying.
However, concerns remain as Uruguay have scored in just three of their 10 qualifying matches since the Copa America and need to rediscover the explosive attacking form they showed at the start of the campaign nearly two years ago.
The match against Peru is considered a favorable opportunity, even if other results support, Uruguay can rise to second in the group before the final round.
For Peru, the hope is almost gone. They must win both remaining matches (against Uruguay and Paraguay) and pray that Bolivia and Venezuela also lose to have any chance of advancing.
In fact, the possibility of this is very low as Peru have failed to score in all 8 away matches in the qualifying round. The lack of sharpness in the attack continued to be evident in the June series, when they had to win to keep their chances alive but could only draw 0-0 against Colombia and Ecuador.
Peru are likely to miss out on a second consecutive World Cup, having previously qualified for Russia 2018 and reaching at least the play-off round in the 2022 qualifiers.
Latest Uruguay vs Peru score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Uruguay vs Peruas follows:
- Sportsmole:Uruguay 2-1 Peru
- WhoScore:Uruguay 1-0 Peru
- Our newspaper predicts:Uruguay 1-0 Peru
When and where to watch Uruguay vs Peru live?
To watch the Uruguay vs Peru match live in the World Cup Qualifiers at 6:30 a.m. on September 5, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.
