Peru coach Ricardo Gareca believes his side deserved its win over Brazil and qualification for the Copa America knockout round.
Ricardo Gareca may have conveniently missed the controversial goal that sealed his Peru side's 1-0 win over Brazil and put it into the quarterfinals at the Copa America Centenario, but he feels his side's win was deserved.
Peru was on the back foot for large portions of the Group B fixture against Brazil on Sunday, knowing only a win would see last year's semifinalists through to the knockout round following Ecuador's 4-0 thrashing of Haiti.
But Peru got its winner through Raul Ruidiaz, who seemed to use his lower arm to put the ball into the back of the net with 15 minutes remaining at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.