"Starting with the hosts, last seen over the weekend putting in another woeful performance as they slumped to a routine 3-0 drumming at the hands of Uruguay, Peru have come under a tremendous amount of scrutiny over recent times. Only putting 12 points on the board from their 17 World Cup qualifying appearances, Oscar Ibanez's camp have also recorded just a single competitive victory over the past 11 months."
"While there might have been some speculation over Yoshimar Yotun's international future over the past year, the veteran midfielder will lead out Peru on Wednesday and will earn an astonishing 130th international cap here. Making his move to Copenhagen a permeant one this summer, Marcos Lopez will start at left-back. Now in his seventh campaign with MLS outfit Orlando City, Pedro Gallese will start between the sticks in midweek."
"As for the visitors, although Paraguay might have endured a public Copa America nightmare last year as they lost all of their three group stage appearances, Los Guaranies have come roaring back in an eye-catching fashion. Already wrapping up a top-six finish ahead of their World Cup qualifying finale in the early hours of Wednesday, Gustavo Alfaro's side have rightfully received a string of plaudits from across South America. Despite marking their return over the weekend with a 0-0 stalemate at home"
Peru have struggled offensively throughout qualifying, scoring only 12 points from 17 matches and recording a single competitive victory in the past 11 months. La Bicolor played 0-0 draws with Ecuador and Colombia in June and lost 3-0 to Uruguay recently, failing to score in over 360 minutes and drawing a blank in seven of their previous eight qualifiers. Yoshimar Yotun will earn his 130th international cap. Marcos Lopez, recently made permanent at Copenhagen, will start at left-back, while Pedro Gallese remains goalkeeper. Paraguay rebounded after a poor Copa America, secured a top-six finish, and drew 0-0 at home.
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