This archive report was first published on 30 June 2019.
Uruguay's Copa America campaign came to an end on Saturday after a 5-4 shootout defeat to Peru in the quarter-finals.
Luis Suarez's penalty miss proved decisive, as all other players found the back of the net with their attempts before Edison Flores scored the winning penalty.
The Barcelona striker failed to convert the first kick of the shootout after the match ended 0-0 after 90 minutes, with his effort kept out by Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.
Uruguay had created the game's best chances, with Suarez heading over the bar in the 15th minute and Edinson Cavani missing from close range ten minutes later.
Giorgian de Arrascaeta thought he had opened the scoring soon after with a well-struck finish into the bottom corner, but a player was ruled offside in the build-up, confirmed by VAR.
Cavani and Suarez both put the ball in the net after the break but were flagged offside with the help of VAR, sending the game to penalties.
"We were just missing a goal," said Uruguay defender Diego Godin. "We kept looking for it but it didn't come and if we had scored it would have been a different game.
"We played well, but unfortunately we've been knocked out. We couldn't score and they struck their penalties better than we did."
Peru will now face defending champions Chile in Porto Alegre on Wednesday for a place in the final, where the winner will meet either the hosts or Argentina.
