Uruguay vs Peru Prediction: Nuñez to become the hero
The Uruguay vs Peru World Cup Qualifiers match will take place at 6:30 AM on September 5th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest information on the Uruguay vs Peru squad
Uruguay welcomes back Federico Valverde and Darwin Núñez for this month's two matches, after both missed the June fixtures. However, they are without experienced centre-back José Giménez and winger Maximiliano Araújo due to injury.
Goalkeeper Sergio Rochet also returns after missing two international breaks, but his starting position is not yet guaranteed as Santiago Mele just kept a clean sheet in the win against Venezuela.
On the Peruvian side, their already lackluster attack has become even more severely depleted. Their most experienced player – Yoshimar Yotún (128 appearances) – is currently the top scorer with only 8 goals.
The absence of strikers Paolo Guerrero and Gianluca Lapadula, along with the speed of André Carrillo, significantly weakened Peru. After announcing the squad, coach Óscar Ibáñez further lost Edison Flores and Alex Valera to injury, further limiting attacking options.
Latest predicted lineups 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 match prediction
A crucial victory against Venezuela in matchday 16 has almost guaranteed Uruguay a place in next summer's World Cup, after a slump that had put them at risk of dropping out of the top six.
Since the Copa America, Marcelo Bielsa's team has been in decline in terms of results, entering the match against Venezuela with a streak of four winless games. Had they lost that day, they would have had to share the points with Venezuela.La VinotintoInstead, the victory gives Uruguay a six-point lead over seventh place, along with a superior goal difference – almost guaranteeing them qualification.
However, concerns remain as Uruguay have only scored in 3 of their 10 qualifying matches since the Copa America. They need to rediscover the explosive attacking form they displayed at the start of the campaign nearly two years ago.
The match against Peru is seen as a favorable opportunity, and if other results are in their favor, Uruguay could even move up to second place in the group before the final round of matches.
For Peru, hope is almost gone. They must win both of their remaining matches (against Uruguay and Paraguay) and simultaneously pray that both Bolivia and Venezuela lose all of their remaining games in order to have any chance of moving ahead.
In fact, this possibility is very low as Peru have yet to score in all eight of their away matches in the qualifiers. Their lack of attacking sharpness continued to be evident in the June matches, when they needed to win to keep their chances alive but only managed 0-0 draws against Colombia and Ecuador.
Peru is likely to miss out on the World Cup for the second consecutive time, after having already participated in Russia 2018 and at least reaching the play-off round in the 2022 qualifiers.
Latest Uruguay vs Peru score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for 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 can I watch Uruguay vs Peru live?
To watch the Uruguay vs Peru match live in the World Cup Qualifiers at 6:30 AM on September 5th, viewers can tune in to various online sports channels. We wish you enjoyable football viewing moments.
