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Gallese denies Suarez as Peru beat Uruguay on penalties to reach Copa semis

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AFP Salvador (Brazil)
Last Updated : Jun 30 2019 | 9:10 AM IST

Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese saved Luis Suarez's spot-kick as Peru beat Uruguay on penalties on Saturday to reach the Copa America semi-finals, where they will face Chile.

Edison Flores scored the decisive penalty as Peru, who were thrashed 5-0 by Brazil in their previous match, qualified for the semi-finals for the third time in the last four editions of the Copa.

It was a remarkable turnaround for Gallese, who was the villain of that thumping by the hosts, gifting Brazil their second goal by clearing the ball straight to Roberto Firmino, while he was also partially at fault for the first and third scores.

But in Salvador he guessed the right way for the first shoot-out penalty to deny
"We lacked a goal. We tried, we looked for it... (But) three were disallowed."]
- Incredible miss -
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- Cavani and Suarez denied -
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First Published: Jun 30 2019 | 9:10 AM IST

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