Brazil vs Peru semi-final LIVE Score and Commentary Copa America 2021

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GOLAÇO! Lucas Paquetá recebe de Neymar e coloca a bola no fundo da rede para abrir o placar! 1x0 @cbf_futebol

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FULL TIME: Brazil 1-0 Peru

Lucas Paqueta's first-half goal is enough to propel Brazil in the Copa America 2021 final! The Brazilians were all over Peru in the first half and looked like the dominating side. Peru came back strongly in the second half with some tactical substitutions in the break but were too short of quality and time to score the equaliser as Brazil hold on to their slender 1-0 goal lead.

Brazil now lay in wait for the outcome of the second semi-final game between Argentina and Colombia for the final to be played on Sunday, 11th July at 05.30 AM IST.

90+5' Neymar and Vinicus combine with a little trickery on the ball but do not manage to break the Peruvian defensive lines inside the box. The time is running out for Peru.

90+2' Substitution for Brazil:

OUT - Lucas Paqueta
IN - Douglas Luiz

90' Additional Time: 5 Minutes.

90' Marcos Lopez is booked for a challenge on Lucas Paqueta.

89' Substitution for Peru:

OUT - Renato Tapia
IN - Gerald Tavara

88' Brazil doing just enough to not allow Peru get the ball inside the Brazilian half.

85' Triple Substitution for Brazil:

OUT - Renan Lodi
IN - Eder Militao

OUT - Fred
IN - Fabinho

OUT - Richarlison
IN - Vinicius Jr.

84' Substitution for Peru:

OUT - Aldo Carzo
IN - Caros Saavedra

83' MISS! Gianluca Lapadula finds Callens with a free-kick inside the Brazil box. Ederson misjudges his jump to collect the ball allowing Callens a free headed into an empty net but the header is somehow over the target. Brazil survive. It really looked like that Peru got their equaliser for a moment.

81' Substitution for Peru:

OUT - Christian Cueva
IN - Santiago Ormeno

78' Neymar tries to lob it over the Peruvian wall to set up Richarlison but the lobbed attempt is cleared away for safety.

77' Neymar with some quick stepovers through the legs of the Peruvian defenders, earning a set-piece in an interesting position. Neymar might go for goal directly from here or bring out a training pitch move.

73' Shouts for penalty as Richarlison is brought down inside the Peruvian box after Neymar plays a brilliant defence splitting ball. The referee lets play continue.

72' Substitution for Brazil.

OUT - Everton Soares
IN - Everton Ribeiro

69' Brazil manage to slow down the Peruvian momentum and are now having lot more of the ball.

65' Everton has a shot at goal from outside the box but the ball is straight to Gallese.

63' CLOSE! Razel Garcis's shot from distance bounces off awkwardly in front of Ederson and the ball bobbles around inside the Brazil box with Lapadula lurking around but Thiago Silva comes in Brazil's rescue and clears it away with a long and powerful defensive clearance.

61' The resultant free-kick is taken long but nothing materialises in terms of a Peruvial goal-scoring opportunity and Brazil clear their lines with ease.

59' Paqueta and Yotun clash on to each other in the midfield and Peru earn a free-kick in the middle of the field. Yotun has a bleeding nose and is being treated by the Medical officials.

57' Yoshimar Yotun is booked for a late challenge on Neymar.

54' Substitute Razael Garcia has a go at goal but his shot is whipped on the ground and goes out of play, well wide of the Brazil goal.

52' The corner is headed away with ease by the Brazilians as they now look to break the Peruvian momentum.

50' SAVE! Ederson called into action fors the first time. Lapadula with a darting run down the right who cuts inside away from Silva and curves it onto the target, only to be denied by Ederson. Peru get a corner.

48' Cueva tries to find Gianluca Lapadula with a cross from the left but Lapadula fouls Thiago Silva inside the box and is penalised. Good start from Peru in the second-half.

46' Second-half kicks-off.

46' Substitutions at half-time for Peru:

OUT - Christian Ramos
IN - Razel Garcia

OUT - Miguel Trauco
IN - Marcos Lopez

HALF TIME: Brazil 1-0 Peru

It has been all Brazil in the first-half. They have created several chances to score but could only have one goal on board, Peru have struggled to keep the ball even. in their own half and are in danger of elimination in the second-half. All to play for in the next 45 minutes. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda.

45+3' Lucas Paqueta goes down off the ball in the middle of the pitch due to an unknown injury.

45' Additional Time: 5 Minutes.

44' Peru give the ball away in their own half to Neymar himself but they are let off as Neymar fouls Sergio Pena himself.

40' Christian Ramos is penalised for a foul on Richarlison. Ramos has had a difficult 40 minutes here and the desperation is showing with some late and rash challenges from the back on the Brazilians. Ricardo Gareca needs to implement Plan B to stop this confident Brazilian outslought.

35' GOOOOAAAAAAL! Lucas Paqueta (Brazil)

The Peruvian resilience is finally broken. Richarlison plays Neymar out who wriggles around three Peruvian defenders inside the box to sets up Paquta for the final finish and Brazil lead, 1-0. It was always coming the way Peruvians struggled to defend.

34' It is the same move all over again. Casemiro tries to play out Paqueta who goes down to the narrow areas to set up Neymar for an easy finish. However, the final pass this time around was way off the mark.

30' Peru are extremely nervy at the back, the moment they get the ball in their own-half, they give it away to the Brazilians.

27' Casemiro has been a start of the first half an hour so far. He has found gaps in the Peru defence with ease and forced Gallesse to pull off two good saves.

24' Brazil are having it too easy out here against Peru. They are passing it inside the Peruvian half without any pressure whatsoever and are creating regular openings.

20' SAVE! Gallese on a roll! Casemiro releases Paqueta down the right who finds Neymar inside the box whose shot on goal is saved by Gallese on the goal. Fantastic stuff from Gallese.

19' SAVE! Casemiro takes yet another shot from distance and Gallese makes an acrobatic save to keep the scores level.

14' Everton has an attempt on goal but the shot is grounded and Gallese collects.

12' Casemiro fires it on to the goal from the free-kick but the attempt is straight to the Peru goalkeeper, Gallese at goal. The shot was swirling and had venom but lacked direction.

8' Lucas Paqueta finds Neymar who beats the offside trap who plays it to Richarlison who skews it away from the target. First big chance of the game.

6' Everton tried to get past Trauco on the right but is outmuscled by the crowd of Peruvian defenders inside the box.

4' Neymar and Lucas Paqueta play a quick one-two inside the Peru box a final ditch challenge from Santamaria restricts the Brazilians.

2' Brazil playing it slow early on, playing it between themselves in their own half, slowly trying to build inside the Peru half.

1' KICK-OFF! Peru kick us off in their traditional white with a red slash while the Brazilians are in their historic Yellow and Blue colours.

The National Anthems are sung loud and proud. Pre-Match Team Photographs are taken. We are set for kick-off.

The teams have lined up for the National Anthems.

Brazil vs Peru semi-final LIVE Score and Commentary Copa America 2021

FT: Brazil 1-0 Peru (Paqueta)