Peru can be labelled as the underdogs heading into the tournament. But who is in their 2024 Copa America squad?

Given a dismal showing in the ongoing World Cup 2026 qualifiers, Peru will need to punch above their weight in the 2024 Copa America.

La Blanquirroja made it to the last four in four of their last five Copas, besides having won the tournament twice (1939 and 1975). Their recent best was a runner-up finish in the 2019 edition that was held in Brazil.

Peru may be termed as the underdog after being drawn to face Argentina, Chile and Canada.

After a stint with Peruvian first-division side Universitario de Deportes, Uruguayan manager Jorge Fossati was announced as the head coach of the Peru national football team.

With upcoming international friendly games against Paraguay and El Salvador on June 7 and 14, respectively, who will make Fossati's Copa America squad? GOAL takes a look…

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Orlando City's Pedro Gallese has over 100 international appearances and would remain the number one choice in goal.

While Carlos Caceda and Diego Romero have been named in the partial preliminary list, Gallese is the only one to be called up for the friendly matches against Paraguay and El Salvador.

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Luis Advincula is likely to remain the first choice at right-back, with Marcos Lopez assuming the responsibility at left-back.

Luis Abram, Alexander Callens, Miguel Araujo, and Anderson Santamaria are among the experienced centre-backs in the side, but along with Lopez, have not been listed in the preliminary squad but are set to partake in the June friendlies.

Oliver Sonne is also set to join Advincula and co. for the last two friendlies ahead of the Copa America finals.

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Celta Vigo's Renato Tapia is the most experienced midfielder in the contingent.

Orlando City's Wilder Cartegena can marshal the midfield as well as the comparatively more experienced Piero Quispe of Pumas UNAM.

Jesus Castillo and Sergio Pena would push for their places, too, being called up for the June friendlies.

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Andre Carillo, who started against Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay in the World Cup qualifiers, has been included in the squad for the friendlies. Gianluca Lapadula has assumed the responsibility upfront, whenever required.

Andy Polo can be deployed on either side but is predominantly a right winger, with Bryan Reyna and Franco Zanelatto emerging as the options down the left flank. Among the trio, only Reyna has been called up for the Paraguay and El Salvador friendlies.

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أعرب بندر الأحباب لاعب فريق العين الإماراتي، عن سعادته بعد الفوز على أوكلاند سيتي بنتيجة 6-2، خلال المباراة التي جمعت بينهما اليوم ببطولة كأس إنتركونتيننتال.

والتقى العين مع أوكلاند سيتي، على أرضية استاد هزاع بن زايد، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الأولى من بطولة إنتركونيننتال.

وقال بندر الأحباب في تصريحات عبر قناة “أبو ظبي الرياضية”: “أهنيء جمهور الإمارات، اليوم مثلنا دولة الإمارات وليس العين فقط، في فترة من فترات المباراة كانت صعبة علينا، نحن كلاعبين علينا التركيز وردة الفعل للخصم طبيعية”.

طالع أيضاً.. فيديو | العين يكتسح أوكلاند سيتي بسداسية ويضرب موعدًا ناريًا مع الأهلي في كأس إنتركونتيننتال

وتابع: “إن شاء الله سنُقدم مستوى يليق بدولتنا في المباريات القادمة”.

وأتم: “الفريق البطل يُنافس في البطولات المحلية والخارجية، وطبيعي يكون في صف ثاني من اللاعبين من أجل إجراء عملية التدوير، ونحن قادرين على تقديم مستوى يليق بدولتنا”.

Whilst Newcastle United are yet to make their first move in the January transfer window, perhaps restricted by Financial Fair Play, the potential sale of Miguel Almiron could go a long way in helping Eddie Howe to welcome some much-needed reinforcements – some of which could be stars for the future.

Newcastle transfer news – Almiron set to leave

According to reports, Newcastle and Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab have reached an agreement over a deal for Almiron in a transfer that could be worth £30m if the Magpies receive their reported asking price. The sale, whilst an attacking blow, could hand those at St James' Park some breathing room on the FFP front.

The Premier League's profit and sustainability rules state that clubs can only reach £105m in losses over the course of three seasons, meaning that Newcastle's reported loss of £155m could have left them in trouble. And although investment into their women's team, academy and charity foundation means they can technically stay below that figure, there's still cause for concern for PIF, who must sell before making their next big-money move.

It remains to be seen just who the next big player to come through the door will be, as for now, it seems as though the Magpies are focused on the future. According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, Newcastle have agreed a deal to sign Alfie Harrison from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee. Following the breakthrough, the young midfielder is expected to undergo a medical in the coming days, before putting pen to paper on a long-term deal at the club.

The 18-year-old will certainly be one to watch, given that the deal reportedly centred around handing Harrison a pathway to the first-team. Paul Midgley, who joined from Manchester City to become Newcastle's head of recruitment, reportedly played a role in the move.

"Exciting" Harrison is a rising star

Scoring ten goals and assisting a further eight for Manchester City's U18s this season, Harrison's talent is clear. Now, Newcastle will hope to see the young midfielder go on and realise his potential, perhaps even making his debut for the Magpies this season if all goes well, given the promised pathway to Howe's side. Harrison is certainly a highly-rated player too, drawing praise from the likes of The Secret Scout.

With just one week left in the January transfer window, Newcastle could yet add to their additions even further, especially if Almiron does complete his departure from St James' Park within that timeframe. Behind in the race to secure a European spot, the Magpies could certainly do with plenty of reinforcements. Whether that be through experienced players or stars for the future such as Harrison remains to be seen, but it could be a busy seven days on Tyneside nonetheless.

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Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed an invaluable pause in the relentless action last weekend in what has been described as an 'open week' for Ange Postecoglou's players, who have taken their foot off the gas to recalibrate amid the push for top four.

The break has also provided the perfect opportunity for new signings Radu Dragusin and Timo Werner to integrate with the squad ahead of a crucial few months.

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This player would surely complete Ange Postecoglou’s ever-improving squad.

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While Postecoglou acted fast to maximise the January transfer window and combat the lack of depth in his talented team, there remains room for a new centre-midfielder, and this is the club's target heading into the last stretch of the market.

Spurs eyeing Conor Gallagher alternative

Conor Gallagher remains the No. 1 target for transfer in midfield this month but it's unlikely that Chelsea will allow the £50m-rated machine to depart at the term's midpoint and Postecoglou is wise to search for alternatives.

As such, transfer insider Dean Jones believes that Blackburn Rovers teenager Adam Wharton could be the player to join the ranks down N17, with the Championship side likely to be swayed by a bid of £10m; Spurs are now considering making such an offer.

However, with Crystal Palace, Everton and Newcastle United also interested, Tottenham will need to move swiftly.

How Mousa Dembele compares to Adam Wharton

Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma are both on international duty at the African Cup of Nations this month and with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg linked with a move away, there does appear to be room for a talent of Wharton's ability.

The 19-year-old has been a mainstay for Rovers this season after earning dotted opportunities last season, starting 22 league matches this term, clinching two goals and three assists, completing 85% of his passes and succeeding with 68% of his dribbles and averaging 2.3 tackles and 5.5 ball recoveries per game, as per Sofascore.

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Developing nicely, Wharton already ranks among the top 20% of midfielders across divisions similar to the Championship for progressive passes and the top 16% for interceptions per 90, as per FBref, highlighting a blooming roundedness that will only work in his favour as Tottenham assess his suitability.

Wharton has even been predicted to be a "Champions League level" calibre prospect by his manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson, and a place in Spurs' system could help him realise this goal.

Given his dynamic, multi-purpose style in the centre of the park, Lilywhites chairman Daniel Levy could get his mitts on the next version of Mousa Dembele by sealing a transfer this month.

Once described as the "best in the world" by fellow Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, Dembele was immense for Tottenham across his 249 appearances, only scoring ten times but producing some masterful performances in the engine room, adept in his industrious defensive duties, slick and seamless in his progressive, penetrative surges into the danger area.

The 2015/16 Premier League season perhaps typified his quality at Tottenham, with the (now) 36-year-old posting three goals and an assist across 29 fixtures, completing 90% of his passes, averaging 1.0 key passes, 1.9 interceptions and 3.6 tackles per game.

Remarkably, he also completed 2.9 dribbles at a success rate of 92% and won 8.6 ground duels per game at 63%.

Honestly, these metrics, evenly spread like butter on an artisan sandwich, are not easily replicated and there are probably only a select few players of the same build to produce similar results in the English top-flight over recent years.

Wharton, while young, has the trappings of such a style and he could be the perfect addition to Postecoglou's project, with the Australian manager boasting the sage acumen to bring the very best out of him.

Hailed for his "complete" skill set by talent scout Jacek Kulig, Wharton is a really exciting player with so much still to come, and there is a growing sense that he will be thriving in the Premier League sooner rather than later.

Tottenham just need to ensure that his 'complete' style, not too dissimilar to Dembele's all-round package, is honed and guided under Postecoglou's wing.

Bowler adds two wickets to first-innings five-for in 65-run victory

ECB Reporters Network30-May-2019Derbyshire’s seamers needed less than a session to take the six wickets needed to wrap up a 65-run win in their Specsavers County Championship match against Leicestershire at the Fischer County Ground.Leicestershire resumed their second innings on 110 for 4, needing another 124 runs to win. Hassan Azad and Harry Dearden played solidly enough in the first half hour to give the home dressing room hope, although Azad did not add to his overnight score of 44 before he was dismissed.With the score on 123, Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman asked for the ball to be changed. It was a risk, given it was his second, and therefore under the new rules this season, final such request, but the ball was changed and Luis Reece immediately obtained a little more swing, the left-armer finding the edge of Azad’s bat and Wayne Madsen taking the catch. Reece then picked up the wicket of Dearden, winning a leg before decision with a full delivery into the pads.Matt Critchley, at third slip to the bowling of Logan van Beek, juggled an edge from Dieter Klein four times before eventually hanging on. Lewis Hill and Will Davis edged Ravi Rampaul out-swingers to wicketkeeper Harvey Hosein, and last man Mohammad Abbas was bowled by Tony Palladino. It was the second wicket for the innings for Palladino, who turns 36 next month, and his seventh for the match as he added 2 for 30 to his first-innings 5 for 29.Madsen, who made 47 in Derbyshire’s first innings was the highest scorer for the match with his 51 in the second.

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Sem surpresas, o Flamengo está definido para enfrentar o Botafogo, nesta quarta-feira. O técnico Maurício Souza, do Sub-20, segue no comando da equipe e repete a escalação da última partida, na vitória por 4 a 1 sobre o Resende. Para o clássico, no Nilton Santos, a bola rola a partir das 21h30.

O Flamengo vai a campo com Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Bruno Viana, Léo Pereira e Renê; Hugo Moura, João Gomes e Pepê; Vitinho, Michael e Pedro.

Com nove pontos em quatro rodadas, o Rubro-Negro entra no clássico como segundo colocado da Taça Guanabara, podendo assumir a liderança com um empate ou uma vitória. Confira a tabela e a classificação completa do Carioca.

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Nosso Time é a Gente em Campo! O Mengão está escalado para enfrentar o Botafogo, no Nilton Santos, pelo Carioca! Pra cima deles! #BOTxFLA #VamosFlamengo pic.twitter.com/4Bbu4twvx5

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Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe reportedly wants to bring a "future icon" to the club in the near future, personally picking him out as a target for the Magpies in 2024.

Newcastle transfer news

Newcastle will be desperate to get some incoming transfer business done during the January window, with so many players linked with moves to St James' Park of late, but FFP difficulties making business hard. In defence, Lazio ace Alessio Romagnoli has been backed to seal a move to Newcastle, while Sporting CP centre-back Goncalo Inacio has also been touted as a target in recent months, with the pair both highly-rated players with a lot of their careers ahead of them.

Further up the pitch, Atalanta defensive midfielder Ederson is seen as someone who could come in and add quality in the middle of the park, and Bayern Munich superstar Joshua Kimmich is considered an ambitious option.

Howe wants Benjamin Sesko at Newcastle

According to a fresh update from Football Transfers, Newcastle boss Howe wants to bring RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko to the club this summer.

"Newcastle have set their sights on RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko as a primary target for the upcoming summer transfer window, FootballTransfers has been told. The talented young forward caught the attention of Newcastle's scouting team when he was playing for RB Salzburg and now there is belief that a deal could be done with the forward playing second fiddle to Lois Openda in Germany.

"We are told Eddie Howe, who is keen on bolstering his squad for the upcoming season, has identified the 20-year-old as one of the club's major targets. Sesko has impressed during his time with RB Leipzig and it's thought that the Austrian could be competition for Alexander Isak in the upcoming seasons, with Callum Wilson’s future uncertain."

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Sesko is a player of immense promise, having already made such an impact in European football at the age of just 20, scoring 29 goals in 79 appearances for RB Salzburg, and now seven in 25 in a Leipzig shirt. There is also the small matter of netting 10 times in 24 caps for Slovenia, showing that he is making a big impression on the international stage, too.

Football talent scout Jacek Kulig has described the young striker as a "future icon", which highlights just how highly he is regarded in some quarters, and he could be a perfect replacement for Callum Wilson.

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Sesko is someone who Newcastle should go all in for at the end of the season, seeing him as a massive part of their future. If they miss out on him, it could be one that they regret further down the line.

The World Cup is only four games into its first weekend (it will be five after Sunday) but 300 has been crossed only once, and in the other seven innings, the highest total so far has been 209. In his post-match conference in Cardiff, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne’s assessment was far from positive, saying “everyone is here to watch some entertainment, see a good match, a good, high-scoring match.”The World Cup 2019 venue curators may be going into frantic “course correction” in the hunt for a high-scoring close finish to give the event a spark, but the one team that is not surprised at how things have panned out is New Zealand.For captain Kane Williamson, the cards of the competition were laid out well before his team’s opening fixture, in the warm-up games. Before the match against Sri Lanka, Williamson had said, “We do know here, on some grounds that are smaller, have flat surfaces, that perhaps there will be some much higher scoring. We saw that in Bristol and also saw it at The Oval. It was quite a different situation. In some ways, we know that not every game is gonna be a 350 score, and we saw that in two warm-up games we played. One was; one wasn’t.”He underlined the four venues so far in an early English summer had established one fact: the totals and matches at the World Cup will not be the run-fests being expected and, therefore, “there won’t be one way to play.” Williamson said, “I think there has been a lot of talk about really high scores, but I think there will be a number of games where that isn’t the case and it will require adjustment… So there won’t be one way to play but, I guess, it’s just being smart with how we look to operate. For us as a team, that’s important.”By the end of Sunday, nine teams, barring India, will be a game into the competition, and setting out a pattern may be too early in the World Cup. Williamson, however, underscored that it is important for teams to be “aware”. He was asked whether New Zealand would, like South Africa did against England, open with a spinner – a move trademarked by New Zealand themselves in the 1992 World Cup.”You’ve got your five or six bowlers and they’re all options,” Williamson said in response. “I think it’s just important to address the surface, the opposition, and try and come up with the best plan… Naturally when you go through the tournament, you play one country and you might have two or three days, play another country on another surface, and you’re trying to, I guess, stay up-to-date with the different plans that you’re adjusting with the different opposition.”For his team, and it would apply to every other side in the competition regardless of skill levels or betting odds, adjusting to oppositions and conditions would be key as it could offer tactical solutions. “Whether it’s guys having to push a bit harder on a particular surface on a given day, then that may be what’s required,” Williamson said. “Equally, it may not be the case, and it’s about guys adjusting to perhaps what one-day cricket used to look a little bit more like where the scores are a little bit lower and much more scrappy-type mentality.”In the first half of the summer, ODI cricket does not seem to be so different from Test-match cricket in England, then?

Douglas Luiz has been one of the most talked-about assets of the January transfer window, with his performances for Aston Villa catching the interest of numerous Premier League rivals.

However, with Unai Emery's side also challenging for silverware this season and sitting fourth in the Premier League after 21 matches, the Midlands club are in no rush to let their prized asset go.

Liverpool are said to be keen on moving for the Brazilian, but it is Arsenal that are prepared to go the extra mile to secure the midfielder's services, as per a recent report from Football Insider.

If a move does go through this month, then reinforcements would have to be in the pipeline, therefore, let's look at three potential Luiz successors that Villa could sign now, or in the summer.

1 Mandela Keita – Royal Antwerp

The first potential Luiz replacement is 21-year-old midfielder Mandela Keita, who currently plays in the Belgium Pro League.

According to a report from the Netherlands via TEAMtalk, Villa are interested in signing the Belgian, who can be bought for around £17m.

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As you can see, the youngster has featured quite heavily this season and gained experience in the Champions League. Keita is a defensive-minded midfielder by position who is extremely comfortable on the ball, and has a vast passing range, as highlighted by the fact he's in the top one percentile for pass completion percentage in the Belgian League, as per FBref.

However, this transfer can only occur in the summer, as Keita has already played for two clubs this season: Royal Antwerp and his parent side, Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

2 Matt O'Riley – Celtic

Towards the end of December, Sky Sports reported that the Villans were interested in signing Matt O'Riley from Celtic for what would be a fee of at least £25m.

The Dane would provide a similar style of play to Luiz, with slightly more focus on the attacking side of the game. However, the table below shows that he is an all-rounder.

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The 23-year-old's biggest strength is his ability to create in the final third while also being relentless out of possession, stopping counter-attacks, making tackles, and intercepting the play.

Furthermore, according to Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig, he's an "absolute leader," which means he will take on responsibility in the middle of the park, just like Luiz does currently. O'Riley would thrive next to the engines of John McGinn and Boubacar Kamara.

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A recent report from Ben Jacobs via GiveMeSport confirmed that Emile Smith Rowe could close the curtain on his Arsenal career, with the journalist stating:

"I am told there is something genuine in the Villa interest in Smith Rowe.”

Now, although Smith Rowe is an attacking player by trade, he could become a great replacement for Luiz. Having said that, the Gunners gem wouldn't be a direct swap in the starting XI, but he could take on the inverted winger role of McGinn, with the Scot then filling in alongside Kamara.

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As displayed, the 23-year-old has had a torrid time with injuries over the last few seasons, which has prevented him from working his way back into Mikel Arteta's starting XI. However, his ten-goal 2021/22 Premier League campaign proves that he has the ability to perform against the elite.

All he needs is game time and the trust of a manager to revive his career; Villa and Emery would provide just that.