Chile–Peru football rivalry
Chile's Raúl Toro & Peru's Teodoro Fernandez, opponents in the 1937 South American Championship
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| Other names |
Clásico del Pacífico (Spanish) Derby of the Pacific |
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| Locale |
CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Teams | Chile, Peru |
| First meeting | Peru 1–0 Chile (Lima, Peru; 26 January 1935) |
| Latest meeting | Chile 2-1 Peru (Santiago, Chile; 11 October 2016) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 77 |
| Most wins | Chile (43) |
| Most player appearances | Roberto Palacios (15) |
| Top scorer | Eduardo Vargas (7) |
| Largest victory | Peru 6–0 Chile (Lima, Peru; 19 April 1995) |
The Chile–Peru football rivalry is a long-standing sports rivalry between the national football teams of both countries and their respective fans. Matches between the two nations are keenly contested and their games have a reputation for competitiveness.
The Spanish name of the football rivalry, Clásico del Pacífico, is a direct reference to the Pacific Ocean, which borders both countries' coastlines.
The football rivalry between Chile and Peru has increased in intensity since the early twentieth century. Initially, the sports authorities from both countries attempted to use football as a way to foster friendly bilateral sociopolitical relations.
In 1933, a private enterprise by businessmen Waldo Sanhueza and Jack Gubbins saw the creation of the Combinado del Pacifico, a binational football team composed by Peruvian and Chilean footballers. The squad was initially composed by players from the Chilean club Colo-Colo and the Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes. After this squad was defeated 1-5 by Alianza Lima, another football club from the Peruvian capital, the team was reinforced by Alianza's goalkeeper Juan Valdivieso and creative forward Alejandro Villanueva.
Nowadays, Chile v. Peru games generally tend to be very competitive and at times rough, often with players sent off. The two teams display highly contested battles that make for entertaining matches within the CONMEBOL region.
In spite of the fierce Chile-Peru football Rivalry, in 2013 The Chilean FA decided to include a new team in the 3rd Division for 2014 named Club Deportivo Incas del Sur which is a team that aims to represent the Peruvian Community in Santiago. Peruvian Companies in Chile have pledged to help fund the team. Currently the team aims to be in the Chilean top Division within three years. People of Peruvian descent in Chile is estimated to be at 150,000.
The national football teams of Chile and Peru have a rivalry that is known in Spanish as the Clásico del Pacífico ("Pacific Derby").CNN World Sport editor Greg Duke ranks it among the top ten football rivalries in the world. The two countries traditionally compete with each other over the rank of fourth-best national team in South America (after Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay). They also both claim to have invented the bicycle kick; Peruvians call it the chalaca, while it is the chilena in Chile.
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