The starting line-up’s for Uruguay v Peru in the opening match in the Copa América 2007, Venezuela. Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro starts for Peru, with former Manchester United striker Diego Forlán, who now plays for Villarreal CF in Spain, leading the Uruguay attack.

The focus of the Peruvian attack will be on PSV Eindhoven striker Jefferson Farfan, who scored 21 goals in the Dutch league last season, with Hamburg SV striker Paolo Guerrero also starting for Peru.

Uruguay, one of the favourites in the tournament, will start the opening match of the Copa América without Inter Milan forward Álvaro Recoba, who has 58 caps and scored 12 goals for La Celeste, but instead will have the pairing of Diego Forlan and Toluca striker Vicente Sánchez up-front.

Uruguay Team: Fabián Carini, Carlos Diogo, Diego Godín, Diego Alfredo Lugano, Darío Rodríguez, Néstor Fabián Canobbio, Pablo Gabriel García, Diego Pérez, Fabián Estoyanoff, Diego Forlan, Vicente Sánchez.

Uruguay Substitutes: Juan Guillermo Castillo, Jorge Ciro Fucile, Carlos Adrian Valdez, Wálter Alejandro Gargano, Ignacio María González, Victor Maximiliano Pereira, Cristina Gabriel Rodríguez, Diego Scotti, Sebastián Abreu, Alvaro Recoba, Gonzalo Sebastián Vargas.

Peru Team: Leao Butrón, Santiago Acasiete, John Tylor Galliquio, Alberto Rodríguez, Walter Ricardo Vilchez, Miguel Ángel Villalta, Juan Carlos Bazalar, Pedro García, Jefferson Farfán, José Paolo Guerrero, Claudio Pizarro.

Peru Substitutes: Juan Angel Flores, George Patrick Forsyth, Edgar Villamarin, Jair Edson Céspedes, Paolo De La Haza, Jhoel Alexander Herrera, Damian Ismodes, Roberto Carlos Jimenez, Andrés Mendoza, Herlyn Israel Zúñiga.

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