Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Peru and Guatemala. The match scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Nacional de Peru in Lima and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
Peru head coach Pablo Bengoechea had this to offer ahead of today's international encounter (via El Comercio): "You have to keep playing. All of the teams [we face] are preparing us. This match [against Chile that we just played] was special. We wanted it to be normal and it was until the 30th minute. But that's no excuse [for our performance]."
"We have time to build a foundation for the 2015 Copa America," he added when asked about the direction of his program. "The current state of our attitude isn't the best. There's two ways to analyze [our performance against Chile]: 11v11 and 10v11."
Peru will look to rebound against Guatemala on home soil this evening.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Chile's Claudio Pizarro has made three league appearances for Bayern Munich this season. The 36-year-old is yet to open his 2014 Bundesliga account, but is averaging 1.3 key passes per match. His dispossession average of 2.3 turnovers, however, must be corrected to avoid a potent Guatemalan counterattack.
Peru's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Gallese, Advincula, Callens, Ramos, Yotun; Ballon, Ascues, Vargas; Pizarro, Benavente, Carrillo
Guatemala's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Jerez, Lalín, Vásquez, Gallardo, Trujillo, ávila, Márquez, Morales, Contreras, Pappa, Ruíz
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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