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Copa America 2015, Peru vs Paraguay: Guerrero Fires Peru To Victory

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Peru's players pose with their third place medals after the third place match of the Copa America against Paraguay at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in Concepcion, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2015. Peru won 2-0.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Peru’s players pose with their third place medals after the third place match of the Copa America against Paraguay at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in Concepcion, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2015. Peru won 2-0.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Andre Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero each scored second-half goals to help Peru defeat Paraguay 2-0 in the third-place game at the Copa America on Friday.

Carrillo scored from just inside the area in the 48th minute and Guerrero sealed the victory from close range in the 89th, giving Peru its second-straight third-place finish in the South American competition. It had beaten Venezuela 4-1 in the consolation game in the 2011 tournament in Argentina.

Peru's Jose Paolo Guerrero celebrates after scoring their second second goal during the soccer match against Paraguay for the third place of the Copa America at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in Concepcion, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Peru’s Jose Paolo Guerrero celebrates after scoring their second second goal during the soccer match against Paraguay for the third place of the Copa America at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in Concepcion, Chile, Friday, July 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Guerrero finished with four goals and is currently tied with Chile’s Eduardo Vargas.

Peru was eliminated by Chile in this year’s semifinals, while Paraguay lost to Argentina.

Paraguay was runner-up to Uruguay in 2011, losing the final 3-0.

Host Chile plays Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the final of the South American tournament on Saturday.

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