Venezuela and Peru are the unlikely pairing contesting Saturday´s Copa America third-place play-off in La Plata, having been the surprise packages of what has been a surprising tournament. Despite the agony of Wednesday´s semi-final defeat to Paraguay, when La Vinotinto hit the woodwork three times and were beaten 5-3 in a penalty shootout, the mood in the Venezuela camp could not be more upbeat.
The 2011 edition of the Copa America was always seen as a test of how C
