Jose Paolo Guerrero claimed his second goal of 2011 Copa America to give the Peruvians a deserved victory against 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup winner Mexico 1-0, stroking the ball home from close range in the 82nd minute after being left unmarked at the far post.
Peru dominated the second-half against a young Mexico team but some sharp goalkeeping and narrow misses kept the game scoreless until Paolo Guerrero scored.
Peru, who secured an impressive 1-1 draw with the 2010 FIFA World Cup semifinalist Uruguay in their opening game, wasted a host of chances in Mendoza as Juan Vargas twice struck the woodwork in the second half and Jose Paolo Guerrero failed to score with two excellent headed chances.
The win put Peru on four points alongside Chile, who had earlier come from behind to draw 1-1 with Uruguay.
Peru and Chile leaves the two time World Cup champion Uruguay third in the group C on two points, needing a positive result in their final game next week to advance to the quarter-finals.
Peru 1-0 Mexico, Highlights:
Lineups:
Peru: Salomon Libman; Walter Vilchez, Santiago Acasiete, Giancarlo Carmona, Alberto Rodríguez; Juan Manuel Vargas Risco, Paulo Rinaldo Cruzado (Michael Guevara 76), Carlos Lobaton (Josepmir Ballón 85), Adan Balbin; Jose Paolo Guerrero, Luis Advincula Castrillon (Victor Yotun 45).
Mexico: Luis Michel; Paul Aguilar (Edgar Iván Pacheco Rodríguez 45), Hiram Ricardo Mier Alanis, Diego Reyes Rosales, Nestor Alejandro Araujo Razo, Hector Reynoso Lopez; Darvin Fransisco Chavez (Miguel Ponce 73), Javier Aquino Carmona (Oribe Peralta Morones 85), Jorge Enriquez Garcia; Giovani Dos Santos, Rafael Marquez Lugo.
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