SEATTLE/AP — El veterano Paolo Guerrero volvió a aportar un valioso tanto a la selección peruana, que se complicó más de lo presupuestado antes de superar 1-0 a Haití para tomar provisionalmente la punta en el Grupo B de la Copa América del Centenario.
Ante un rival nominalmente más débil, el conjunto dirigido por el argentino Ricardo Gareca no encontraba la manija que le permitiera abrir el marcador, hasta que Guerrero se tendió de palomita para conectar un centro que le envió Edison Flores desde la banda izquierda.
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Peru’s Paolo Guerrero heads to score against Haiti during the Copa America Centenario football tournament in Seattle, Washington, United States, on June 4, 2016.
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SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 04: Paolo Guerrero #9 of Peru reacts after scoring a goal against Haiti during the Copa America Centenario Group B match at CenturyLink Field on June 4, 2016 in Seattle, Washington.
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Peru forward Paolo Guerrero, left, and midfielder Christian Cueva, right, react after Guerrero scored a goal against Haiti in the second half of a Copa America Centenario soccer match, Saturday, June 4, 2016, in at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. Peru beat Haiti 1-0.
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Peru’s Paolo Guerrero (L) celebrates with Christian Cueva after scoring against Haiti during the Copa America Centenario football tournament in Seattle, Washington, United States, on June 4, 2016.
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Peru’s Paolo Guerrero (L) celebrates with Christian Cueva after scoring against Haiti during the Copa America Centenario football tournament in Seattle, Washington, United States, on June 4, 2016.
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Paolo Guerrero #9 (R facing camera) of Peru is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against Haiti during the Copa America Centenario Group B match at CenturyLink Field on June 4, 2016 in Seattle, Washington.
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Peru forward Paolo Guerrero reacts after he scored a goal against Haiti in the second half of a Copa America Centenario soccer match, Saturday.
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Peru’s Renzo Revoredo shoots against Haiti’s goalie Johnny Placide during the Copa America Centenario football tournament in Seattle, Washington, United States, on June 4, 2016.
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Paolo Guerrero #9 of Peru shoots against Mechack Jerome #3 of Haiti during the Copa America Centenario Group B match at CenturyLink Field on June 4, 2016 in Seattle, Washington.
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Peru’s national soccer footbllers celebrate after defeating Haiti in their first Copa America Centenario football match in Seattle, Washington, United States, on June 4, 2016.
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Haiti’s Kervens Belfort (C) and James Marcelin (R) try to stop the ball after Peru’s Renato Tapia headed the ball during the Copa America Centenario football tournament in Seattle, Washington, United States, on June 4, 2016.
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El delantero de 32 años llegó a 27 goles con la selección de su país, de la que es el máximo artillero en la historia.
La diana significó la victoria pero no la tranquilidad para Perú. Haití tuvo un par de oportunidades de igualar el marcador, incluida una en los descuentos, que Kervens Belfort dejó escapar de manera increíble, con un cabezazo desviado a un par de metros de la línea de meta.
Perú llegó a tres puntos y es líder del grupo, cuyos otros integrantes, Brasil y Ecuador, chocaban más tarde.
