Overview
- Peru defeated Chile 2-0 in Santa Fe with goals from Piero Cari and José Maria Mellán, and Peru controlled the better chances in the match.
- The win gives Peru three points and leaves Group A tightly packed after Panama beat Colombia, with multiple teams level on points and goal difference.
- Peru faces Panama next in a winner-takes-qualification match that will secure a semifinal berth for the victor.
- Coach Thiago Kosloski’s side has rebounded from an opening loss to Colombia and will enter the final group game knowing other results can change what it needs to advance.
- The match was played as part of the U20 tournament at the Juegos Suramericanos Santa Fe 2026, where standard group tiebreakers such as goal difference and goals scored will decide ties for semifinal places.