FOXBORO, Mass. — The biggest of controversies cost Brazil its life at Copa America 2016.
Peru defeated Brazil 1-0 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, leap-frogging the soccer giant into second place in Group B at Copa America 2016. The result gave Peru a place in the quarterfinal and sent Brazil out of the tournament in a flash.
The result will surpsise most but the circumstances are even more shocking than the outcome. Peru’s Raul Ruidiaz used his hand in the 75th minute to score the winning goal, but referee Andres Cunha and his assistants inexplicable missed the infraction and awarded Peru the most dubious, and important, goal of the tournament to da…