Peru’s attempt to achieve a good result at the Casa Blanca stadium resulted in a 1-0 defeat to Ecuador on matchday 8 of the CONMEBOL tournament – 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Enner Valencia defined the fate of the match in the 8th minute of the second half.
With a pass from Alan Franco, the forward connected with a header from the center and placed the ball in the opponent’s goal.
Enner Valencia was the most outstanding player of the match. The Ecuadorian forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal and making 4 correct passes.
Willian Pacho stood out for his solid defense. The Ecuadorian defender had a good level by clearing 3 dangerous balls.
Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece proposed a 3-5-2 formation with Hernan Galindez in goal; Piero Hincapie, Willian Pacho and Felix Torres in the defensive line; Angelo Preciado, Moses Caicedo, Alan Franco, Pervis Estupiñán and Kendry Paez in the middle; and Enner Valencia and John Mercado in attack.
For its part, Jorge Fossati’s team took to the field with a 3-5-2 formation with Pedro Gallese between the posts; Miguel Araujo, Anderson Santamaría and Alexander Callens in defense; Luis Advíncula, Wilder Cartagena, Renato Tapia, Sergio Peña and Marcos López in the midfield; and Gianluca Lapadula and Alex Valera up front.
Referee Andrés Rojas Noguera was in charge of supervising the game at the Casa Blanca stadium.
On the next date, Ecuador will face Paraguay at home, while Peru will play Uruguay at home.
With this result, the host team of the match has 11 points and is in fourth place. The visiting team, on the other hand, is left with 3 points and is in tenth place in the tournament.
Changes in Ecuador
- 57′ 2T – Ray Kendry Páez Andrade came out for Pedro Jeampierre Vite Uca and John Anthony Mercado Cuero for John Yeboah Zamora
- 66′ 2T – Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra came out for Kevin José Rodríguez Cortez and Sergio Fernando Peña Flores for Piero Aldair Quispe Cordova
- 86′ 2T – Pervis Joshua Estupiñán Tenorio came out for Jhoanner Stalin Chavez Quintero
Warned in Ecuador:
- 11′ 2T Kendry Páez (Unsportsmanlike conduct)
Changes in Peru
- 45′ 2T – Anderson Santamaria Bardales came out for Carlos Augusto Zambrano Ochandarte, Luis Jan Piers Advincula Castrillon for Oliver Sonne Christensen and Wilder Jose Cartagena Mendoza for Jean Pierre Archimbaud Arriaran
- 79′ 2T – Alex Eduardo Valera Sandoval came out for Santiago Gabriel Ormeño Zayas
Cautions in Peru:
- 27′ 1T Wilder Cartagena (Holding the opponent to prevent him from advancing), 36′ 1T Luis Advíncula (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 45′ 1T Anderson Santamaría (Unsportsmanlike conduct) and 15′ 2T Marcos López (Insulting or disapproving of the referee)
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