Match Report
7 points and 37 places separated them: Peru 15th with 10, Costa Rica 52nd with 3. The last five rounds placed Peru no better than 40th for form, against 15th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Peru ran at 0.44 scored and 1 conceded, Costa Rica at 0.4 and 1.2.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Peru, 1 by Costa Rica, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Nacional de Lima (capacity 45,574). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Peru: C. Cueva (53')
Key stats
Possession: Peru 57% · Costa Rica 43% · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 7-2