The Inca team won 2-1 in Caracas and will conclude the year within the squad of teams that fight for a direct quota or in the play-off zone.
Peru, with goals from Gianluca Lapadula and Christian Cuevas, and a penalty blocked by goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, beat Venezuela 2-1 on Tuesday and continues to fuel its hope of entering the Qatar-2022 World Cup.
Cuevas, by scoring with a free kick that deflected over the barrier in the 65th minute, decided in favor of the Argentine Ricardo Gareca’s team the match for the fourteenth date of the South American qualifier, at the Olympic Stadium of the UCV, in Caracas.
Lapadula, in 18, had previously scored for the visitors and Darwin Machís had done it for the locals in 52.
Gallese covered a penalty charged by Machís in 68.
Peru remains with 17 points and provisionally occupies fourth place behind Brazil, with 34; Argentina, with 28; and Ecuador, with 20; followed by Chile, Colombia and Uruguay, all with 16, awaiting the results of the Argentina vs. Brazil, Colombia vs. Paraguay and Chile vs. Ecuador. Venezuela is bottom with 7 units. (D)
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