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Peru hat-trick man seeks to emulate and honor his uncle (Reuters)

By Gideon Long

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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Paolo Guerrero, Peru’s hat-trick scorer in their quarter-final win over Bolivia on Thursday, was only three years old when his uncle, a Copa America winner in 1975, died in one of Peruvian soccer's worst tragedies.