With Neymar suspended for the remainder of Copa America, the door is open for Colombia to win Group C and march to the semifinal without having to play one of the tournament’s big favorites. Standing in their way is Peru, who beat Venezuela in their last game.
Colombia vs. Peru, Copa America 2015: Time, TV schedule and live stream
Colombia should be favorites in this match, but their opening game performance brought up some doubts.
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Colombia were poor in their opening game against Venezuela, setting up Group A’s final day scenario where every team has three points. They were seriously improved against Brazil, but their attack still isn’t clicking with Falcao up top.
Peru’s defense has been very good so far in this tournament, with star Carlos Zambrano meeting expectations and Carlos Ascues, virtual unknown to casual followers of South American football, impressing.
Both teams made changes from their first game to their second that they could opt to stick with in this decisive match. Peru didn't start veteran Claudio Pizarro in the opening game, but brought him in against Venezuela and he scored the winner. Colombia made one change for their game against Brazil, bringing in Teo Gutierrez for Carlos Bacca. They won't be able to bring Bacca back, because he's suspended, so they'll stick with Teo or bring in Jackson Martinez.
Match date/time: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET
Venue: Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile
TV: beIN Sports (U.S. and Canada - English), beIN Sports en Español (U.S. - Spanish), Premier Sports (U.K.), America Television (Peru), Caracol, RCN (Colombia), TyC Sports (South America)
Online: beIN Sports Connect (U.S. & Canada), Premier player (U.K.), Caracol Play (Colombia)
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