Peru and Uruguay will meet in the upcoming round of the World Cup Qualifiers in South America on Saturday, 12 October. Will Peru notch their first win of the qualifiers or will Uruguay cement Peru's place at the bottom of the standings?
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Winless Peru welcome an impressive Uruguay side to Lima in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Friday night. The hosts are rooted to the bottom of the standings as we approach the midway point, while Uruguay will feel confident of reaching a fifth straight World Cup, having already beaten both Argentina and Brazil.
Uruguay will resume their World Cup qualifying campaign against Peru on Saturday. La Celeste are currently third on the qualifying table after accumulating 15 points in their opening eight matches. They have registered four wins, three draws, and one loss so far.
Managed by Marcelo Bielsa, they are one of the best national teams in the world right now. Their direct-attacking play style of football during the 2024 Copa America impressed everybody. However, La Celeste played two back-to-back 0-0 draws against Paraguay and Venezuela last month.
As is so often the case, Marcelo Bielsa is having a huge impact in his current venture, and thankfully for Uruguay, it has been a positive one so far.
Despite losing to 10-man Colombia in the Copa America semi-finals, Bielsa is set to lead La Celeste to yet another World Cup, with the dreaded memories of missing out in 2006 are now long in the past.
However, as is also often the case with Bielsa, controversy follows, and the bombshell quotes from Luis Suarez over the past week have stirred up off-field drama.
The Uruguay legend claimed that there is a toxic atmosphere around Bielsa, and he has caused rifts and divisions within the squad, and while business goes on as usual, that is certainly something to keep an eye on in the coming months.
There was great drama surrounding the aforementioned loss to Colombia, as the brawl which ensued following the final whistle meant Bielsa was without most of his key players for the two qualifiers last month.
Nevertheless, Uruguay came away with two 0-0 draws against Paraguay and Venezuela, and even though they dropped to third behind Colombia, they are still the continent's top scorers with 13, and they have now gone over eight hours without conceding in qualifying - since their clash with Colombia on matchday three.
While Peru are currently in dire straits though, Uruguay will know this is not an easy place to visit, as they have won on just one of their last five competitive visits.