Peru v Spain

FULL-TIME: PERU 1-3 SPAIN

The fourth official indicates three minutes will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.

Vilca cuts inside from the left with ambition before firing a hopeful shot from a long way out that fails to bend back towards Raya’s goal.

87'

Substitution

Pretell makes way for Vilca with 180 seconds to go until added time.

87'

Substitution

Velez comes off after extending his goal-scoring streak to three international matches. Concha is sent on in relief, with time left to make it a dramatic finish.

86'

Yellow Card

Garces is shown the first yellow card of the match for a sliding tackle that catches Iglesias from behind.

86'

Substitution

Lopez departs the match with an assist to his name after putting Velez in position to score. Zegarra is his replacement, with just under five minutes to play.

86'

Substitution

Sonne’s miscued volley will be his last action of the contest, with Huaman ready to take over at full-back.

Velez has now scored in each of his last three appearances for Peru, with four goals in that time, including a brace against Honduras and a late winner against Haiti on Friday.

Quiroz’s inswinging corner-kick is met but not fully cleared at the near post by Gavi, giving Lopez the chance to settle the ball on the far side before swinging a cross back into the 18-yard box. The full-back manages to pick out an unmarked Sonne, but he fails to make contact with his volley at the goalkeeper’s left-hand post and allows Raya to smother the danger.

Spain have not won a match in which they’ve allowed a goal in their last 10 fixtures, keeping six clean sheets in that time. The last time De la Fuente’s team conceded and still managed to take three points was a 5-4 thriller against France in Nations League action one year ago.

Pino plays the ball into Peru’s 18-yard box for the overlapping Porro, who drops his shoulder and fires a cross across the face of goal, but he puts too much on his delivery for Iglesias and prevents the striker from getting his head to it.

ALMOST AN OWN GOAL! Grimaldo’s low cross towards the penalty spot is missed awkwardly by a sliding Gruber, with Garces there to follow up at the back post. Looking to clear his lines, the centre-back miscues his effort and hits the ball back towards his own goal - missing the target narrowly but giving away a corner in the process.

75'

Substitution

Ugarriza, who had Peru’s best chance of the half outside of the goal, is taken off with 15 minutes left to go, giving Quiroz an opportunity to help spark a late comeback.

With just over a quarter-hour remaining in the contest, the Opta supercomputer sees the rest of the match a mere formality, with Spain given 99.1% chance to win the game. A draw is the second-likeliest result at 0.8%, while Peru’s odds of overturning the deficit sit at a slim 0.1%.

Iglesias’ first-time flick 30 yards from goal is corralled by Olmo, who then tucks the ball through the legs of Pretell before going down under apparent contact - but referee Fernando Hernandez Gomez allows play to continue after spotting nothing wrong with the challenge.

69'

Substitution

Torres is recalled to the bench shortly after his near miss, with Iglesias given the chance to lead the line.

69'

Substitution

Chelsea’s Cucurella is the latest Spain player to make way, as Grimaldo will see out the game at left-back.

69'

Substitution

Porro gets just over 20 minutes on the pitch at the Estadio Cuauhtemoc, with the right-back on for Llorente.

SPAIN ALMOST RESPOND IMMEDIATELY! Looking to restore their three-goal advantage right after conceding, Zubimendi clips a dangerous pass over the top of Peru’s defence for the run of Gavi, who brings it down before centring the ball for a stretching Torres - who turns it just wide from six yards away!

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Goal

PERU PULL ONE BACK! 3-1! After receiving the ball just inside Spain’s half on the left flank, Lopez takes a touch before hitting a fantastic pass that wraps around Spain’s defensive line - splitting Eric Garcia and Cucurella. Into that pocket of space pops Velez, who receives the service with a well-weighted first touch and draws Raya off his line before depositing a cool finish over the line!

Lopez is deserving of his assist after delivering an inch-perfect pass that put Velez in position to score ahead of two Spain defenders.

Spain have avoided defeat in 90 minutes in each of their last 29 matches, winning 21 times and drawing on eight occasions. Their last defeat was against Colombia in a friendly on March 22, 2024 (1-0).

62'

Substitution

Vidales is the latest Peru player to make way, with Castro given an opportunity to impress.

62'

Substitution

One veteran comes on for another as Carrillo takes over from Yotun in midfield for the Blanquirroja, while also taking the captain’s armband.