THE Peruvian team faces his fellow man Canada in the Sporting Park facilities during a match corresponding to group A of the Copa America 2024. Gianluca Lapadula had made the score 1-0 for the 'two-tone'However, he was in an advanced position and ended up being cancelled by the VAR.

Around the 33rd minute, a very well executed free kick by Marcos Lopez He arrived in danger in the Canadian team zone. That's where the attacker appeared “Italo-Peruvian” to head in, score first and ignite the fans of this Kansas giant.

Unfortunately, the excitement was short-lived as the linesman ruled the goal offside. This decision was ratified by the VAR, leaving the national team without a 1-0 lead and Lapadula unable to score.

Let us recall that it was precisely the player still of Cagliari the one responsible for scoring the last goal of the 'white-red' in the continental competition. This happened in 2021, in the match for third place between Peru and Colombia. Although the striker equalized 2-2 in the 82nd minute, the score was 3-2 in favor of the team. 'coffee maker'.

He “Toddler” He was already running towards the centre of the pitch to celebrate with his teammates, but the head referee raised his hand to signal offside. Reviewing the action from different video referee cameras, the broadcast was deleted Jorge Fossati to find out what his reaction had been.

The Uruguayan strategist seemed confused and even made some gestures while discussing with his technical command while waiting for the final decision. After that, he raised his arms and declared himself in disagreement with the referee, since he was allowed to do so.

In the last minutes of the initial phase, Gianluca Lapadula had another clear opportunity to open the scoring. This time it was thanks to a free kick, executed by Sergio Peña, and in a clearly prepared action, he made a short pass to the 34-year-old footballer, who managed to unleash a powerful shot that ended up going wide.

Yes ok “Limpet” He failed to score, he was one of the most incisive players in the Peruvian team's attack against Canada. He had one shot on goal and two shots that were not completed. In addition, he won two of the six duels he played in the opposing area.

THE Peruvian team will be active again in the Conmebol tournament this Saturday, June 29, for the third day of the group stage of the Copa América 2024. On this occasion, the rival to face will be Argentina in the facilities of the Hard Rock Stadium, located in the city of Miami, United States.

It should be noted that this commitment could define the possibilities of each of the teams in the continental competition with a view to reaching the next stage of the competition: the quarter-finals.