Peru 3-3 Paraguay (4-3 pens): Copa America rivals involved in topsy-turvy thriller as Red and Whites move into semi-finals against either Chile or Brazil in Rio de Janeiro Peru beat Paraguay 4-3 on penalties to move into the Copa America semi-finals The 90 minute-match ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw in a topsy-tury affair Gustavo Gomez gave Paraguay a lead but Peru's Gianluca Lapadula hit a brace Junior Alonso equalised for Paraguay but Yoshimar Yotun then hit a third for Peru
Gabriel Avalos forced penalties, but his Paraguay side missed three spot kicks Peru will now face the winner of Brazil's quarter-final with Chile later on Friday
Gabriel Avalos forced penalties, but his Paraguay side missed three spot kicks Peru will now face the winner of Brazil's quarter-final with Chile later on Friday
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Peru beat Paraguay 4-3 on penalties to move into the Copa America semi-finals on Friday following an action-packed match that ended 3-3 after 90 minutes.
Gustavo Gomez put Paraguay ahead in the 10th minutes but two goals from Gianluca Lapadula gave Peru the upper hand before Gomez was sent off on the stroke of half time.
Junior Alonso equalised for Paraguay nine minutes into the second half only for Yoshimar Yotun's 80th minute shot