Palermo, national hero

When everything seemed to be leading a miserable draw against Peru selected appeared Martin Palermo, Xeneize idol, and sentenced, at the last minute of the game, the victory of all of Diego Armando Maradona. Peru had tied the score on the ninety minute when Hernan Rengifo, after a series of rebounds in the area, put a header that could win, at last, the arc of Sergio Romero. Higuain had put the 1 to 0 early in the second part-time.

For the first time the entire Chemo del Solar went into his own net ceding the initiative to all of Maradona. Argentina had several chances to open the scoring, the clearest Higuain's feet. Two young striker had chances of Madrid: the first was for him near the left post. The second time was defined with the left but it took Leao Butron goal left with the loot. People screamed for Palermo chanting his name. Maradona's heard: the idol Xeneize entered at halftime.

No sooner Aimar pulled the second time he put a great pass to Higuain goal, which defined an excellent way to exit Butron. From the set goal albiceleste Peru took the initiative and went in search of an equalizer. The minutes passed and, just on the end, the Chemo del Solar equalize with a headed goal by Rengifo. When all seemed to end in a tie which compounded the chances of qualifying, appeared Palermo, who writes a new page in its film history, decreed the victory of the premises on the last play, with which Argentina is fourth by the time and classified directly to the World Cup, but still lack the final to Uruguay on Wednesday.

Other results: Chile's World Cup after beating clasifció as a visitor to Colombia for 4 to 2, while Paraguay Venezuela sank intentions classification after beating South Africa by 2 to 1.

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