Uruguay and Peru take large strides

• Respective wins over Paraguay and Ecuador take them to second and fourth
• Argentina sojourn in a play-off place after sketch with Venezuela
• Chile dump out of a subordinate places altogether after losing in Bolivia

THE DAY REPLAYED. Uruguay and Peru were a large winners on Matchday 16 of a South American subordinate foe for a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢, interjection to particular ancestral victories in Paraguay and Ecuador.

In terms of a table, a Uruguayans are on a margin of gift after nudging into second place during a responsibility of Colombia, while a Peruvians distortion fourth, carrying climbed into approach gift places for a initial time.

Paraguay and Ecuador were not a usually sides to remove ground. Argentina could usually pull during home with Venezuela, while Chile mislaid in Bolivia, formula that leave La Albiceleste in a play-off place and La Roja out of a tip 5 altogether.

FIFA.com rounds adult a movement from a day on that nothing of a sides still in quarrel competent or were eliminated.

Matchday 16 results
5 September

Bolivia 1-0 Chile
Colombia 1-1 Brazil
Ecuador 1-2 Peru
Argentina 1-1 Venezuela
Paraguay 1-2 Uruguay

Match of a day
Ecuador 1-2 Peru 
ECU: Enner Valencia 79; PER: Edison Flores 73, Paolo Hurtado 76

Ecuador and Peru served adult a thriller in Quito, with a visitors securing their initial ever win in a Ecuadorian capital. A two-goal storm in 3 mins gave them a points, that they hold on to notwithstanding carrying Christian Ramos sent off late on. “We deserved to win and we’re really happy about it,” pronounced Peru manager Ricardo Gareca. “We’re on a high given we’re behaving good and removing results.” Ecuador have now mislaid 4 in a quarrel though sojourn in with a possibility of qualifying.

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Elsewhere
Uruguay had to puncture low to kick Paraguay for a initial time in Asuncion, with a strike from teenage midfielder Federico Valverde and a Gustavo Gomez possess idea giving them a initial divided win given a opening matchday of a qualifiers, behind in Oct 2015. Despite holding a back step, La Albirroja are still in contention.

Colombia were eventually beholden for a home indicate they picked adult opposite Brazil. Radamel Falcao cancelled out Willian’s opener to finish a visitors’ nine-match winning streak. Though a indicate was not adequate to keep Los Cafeteros in a second place they had hold for a dual prior matchdays, they sojourn in a tip four.

Argentina had no means to applaud their pull with Venezuela in Buenos Aires, however, as they missed out on a golden event to pierce into a approach gift places and put vigour on their rivals. Jhon Murillo gave a visitors a lead usually for Rolf Feltscher to put by his possess idea usually mins later. Lacking in ideas, La Albiceleste were booed off by their fans.

Chile suffered even larger beating in losing to a already separated Bolivia in La Paz. Juan Carlos Arce scored a usually idea of a diversion from a mark to give a hosts their initial subordinate win over La Roja since 2000 and their third home feat though surrender a goal, a initial in their history. For a initial time in a campaign, a Chileans finished a double-header pointless. 

Player of a day
Federico Valverde (Uruguay)

A star of a final FIFA U-20 World Cup, a 19-year-old aggressive midfielder over each footballer’s dream by scoring on his full general debut, a idea that edged Uruguay closer to Russia 2018. Aside from giving La Celeste a lead in Asuncion, Valverde incited in a opening that belied his years and was his side’s many superb performer on a night.

Did we know?
Falcao’s initial idea in a subordinate debate was also a initial by a Colombian brazen in 9 matches, given Carlos Bacca’s prop opposite Ecuador on 29 Mar 2016.

The stat
13 – the series of points Peru have won out of a final 18 available, a second-best total behind a 16 amassed by Brazil, a usually side from a CONMEBOL Zone that has competent as yet.

What they said
“We didn’t consider we’d be entrance divided from this double-header though a point, though we’re still fighting with a design of qualifying. I’m not going to assume about how many points we need.” Chile manager Juan Antonio Pizzi

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