Peru dominate Ecuador at the CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™
A 5-1 win keeps them dreaming of a place in the semifinals.
- Second win for La Bicolor.
- They will look to secure qualification against Uruguay.
A huge win for La Bicolor on Matchday 3 of Group A at the CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™.
A quick burst of goals set the tone for Ruscica’s side: Bocanegra opened the scoring at 12’ (after a poor clearance by the Ecuadorian goalkeeper) and Taver made it 2-0 at 13’, both in the first half.
After the break, Rivera, Obando and Mallaupoma put the result beyond doubt. For La Tri, Quiroz pulled one back in the final minute.
Peru now have 6 points, will have a bye on Wednesday and will seek a place in the semifinals against Uruguay on Thursday the 29th. Ecuador will look for their first points of the tournament next Wednesday against Argentina.
Line-ups
Peru (5): 1-Jesús Herrera, 4-Giacomo Rojas, 6-Jorge Aguilar, 10-Junior Ulloa, 14-Xavier Tavera.
Substitutes: 12-Martín Vega, 2-Ronald Bocanegra, 3-Carlos Usquiano, 5-Renzo Ramírez, 8-Sebastián Obando (C), 9-Jordi Rivera, 11-Pedro Mallaupoma, 13-Johnny Solano.
Coach: Facundo Ruscica
Ecuador (1): 1-Franklin Pavón, 3-Steven Soria (C), 7-Xavier Chiquito, 11-Mathías Mendoza, 13-Bryan Zambrano.
Substitutes: 12-Eddy Albarracin, 2-Bryan Salazar, 4-Gregorio Peña, 5-Wilder Quiroz, 6-Edisson Serrano, 8-Jonathan Vera, 9-Jordan Mercado, 10-Felipe Cortez, 14-Steven Mecias.
Coach: Darío Meza
Goals
1st Half: 12’ Bocanegra (PER), 13’ Taver (PER). Halftime: Peru 2-0 Ecuador
2nd Half: 5’ Rivera (PER), 12’ Obando (PER), 16’ Mallaupoma (PER), 20’ Quiroz (ECU). Full time: Peru 5-1 Ecuador
Bookings: None.
Referee: Oriana Zambrano (Venezuela).
