La Plata: Striker Paolo Guerrero scored a hattrick as Peru crushed 10-man Venezuela 4-1 to take third place at the Copa America on Saturday.
William Chiroque put Peru ahead from Guerrero’s pass three minutes before halftime and the striker nicknamed “Predator” rammed home the second in the 64th and two more in added time. Third place is very good, I’m very proud of this team,” Guerrero said.
“I’m a forward and I have to score goals, I work for the team. For me it’s more important that the team wins,” Guerrero said after becoming top scorer at the tournament with five goals, two more than Luis Suarez of Uruguay and Argentina’s Sergio Aguero.
Peru, who began the tournament as outsiders but improved with each match while favourites Argentina, Brazil and Chile fell by the wayside, contributed to one of the best matches. “Peru played a much better match than us. Peru were a great team that knew how to take advantage of our mistakes,” said Venezuela’s coach Cesar Farias.
Venezuela, who had midfielder Tomas Rincon sent off on the hour for a dangerous tackle on Carlos Lobaton, pulled a goal back when midfielder Juan Arango poked home in the 79th minute at the end of a counter-attack.
Peru’s second and Guerrero’s first goal came soon after Venezuela were left with 10 men when he took Chiroque’s pass and calmly measured his shot into the roof of the net.
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