Brazil target second 2018 World Cup qualifying win against Peru

Douglas Costa of Brazil celebrates a goal during a match between Brazil and Peru as part of 2018 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup Russia Qualifiers at Arena Fonte Nova on November 17, 2015 in Salvador, Brazil.

Last week, the match between Brazil and Argentina last Friday ended in a 1-1 draw.

Peru’s Paolo Guerrero and Carlos Lobaton had chances in the first few minutes before the game tilted toward Brazil.

Those results leave Brazil five points off the pace in fourth place, which isn’t exactly where they want to be right now – both players and fans hope that a visit from eighth-place Peru will help get them that much-needed second win.

Brazil began their qualifying campaign with a defeat at Chile before returning home and beating Venezuela 3-1 in Fortaleza.

Two-time World Cup winners Argentina – who had taken just two points from their first three matches – claimed their first win, downing Colombia 1-0 in Barranquilla thanks to a first half goal from Lucas Biglia.

Argentina’s win in Colombia lifted them to sixth, just outside the top five qualifying spots. La Celeste have won all three of those matches, their only defeat to date coming in the one game in which he did not find the back of the net, against Colombia.

Angel Di Maria should have made it 2-0 late in the first half, but shot wide of the far post after getting in all alone on Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina.

La Celeste gained revenge for their elimination at the hands of La Roja in this year’s Copa America by putting three unanswered goals past them in Montevideo, all scored by defenders from set-pieces.

Dani Alves says that Brazilian supporters are too critical of the national team, as they prepare to face Peru in World Cup qualifying.

Fidel Martinez (15), Jefferson Montero (22) and Felipe Caicedo (60) scored for the pacesetters, before Jozef Martinez replied for the hosts six minutes from time.

Dario Lezcano and Lucas Barrios got the goals which enabled Paraguay to come from behind and sink Bolivia in Asuncion.