2) Colombian stars fail to shine
Following the mistake of fielding a weakened line-up against Costa Rica that cost Colombia the first position in group A, manager Jose Pekerman took no risks this time as he fielded his strongest XI with James Rodriguez, Carlos Bacca, Juan Cuadrado and Christian Zapata all featuring from the start. However, it did not produce as much an impact as it was expected from them.
Peru had proved to be a tough nut to crack this year, winning twice in the group stages, including the controversial elimination of Brazil, and also maintaining a clean-sheet on both occasions. Regardless, Colombia had enough tools in their armor to sail through, yet toiled until the last minute.
Carlos Bacca dragged his effort wide of the target early on, whereas James Rodriguez could only meet the post. Bacca was then presented with a late chance to seal the match after being played by a ball over the top of Peru's defence, but the Milan striker failed to connect with it.
For the rest of the match, there was hardly any threat from the Colombian attack, whereas the midfield was lacklustre too.
