With Barcelona trailing against Inter Milan in the Champions League, Luis Suarez scored a pair of superbly-taken goals to complete a 2-1 comeback victory for his team.
Junior Firpo also scored for Barcelona, who moved within a point of league leader Real Madrid, who play at Atlético Madrid later Saturday.
Ansu Fati became the youngest player to score in Barcelona's stadium at the age of 16 years, 318 days when he made his first start for the defending champions.
Peru's next opponent in the Copa America semi-finals will be defending champion Chile, who eliminated Colombia also on penalties Friday night.
Goals from Luis Suarez and Jose Gimenez ensured that Japan don't come out with a surprise victory over Copa America favourites Uruguay.
Uruguay eased past 10-man Ecuador in their opening game of 2019 Copa America with a 4-0 victory.
Days after their heartbreaking exit from the Champions League, Barcelona received another setback with an injury to striker Luis Suarez.
In clearing the path to what would be Barcelona's 26th league title, Messi reached a new personal milestone with a competition record 335th victory, overtaking Iker Casillas on 334 wins.
The draw narrowed Barcelona's lead of the Spanish league to eight points ahead of Atletico Madrid, which beat Girona 2-0.
Dembele missed recent training sessions amid reports that Barcelona gave the Frenchman, one more chance to prove his worth.
Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as he led Barcelona to a 5-0 victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday.
The victory lifted Barcelona back to the top of the Spanish league with 21 points, while Madrid were left languishing in ninth place with 14 points.
The victory lifted Barcelona back to the top of the Spanish league with 21 points, while Madrid were left languishing in ninth place with 14 points.
At both his previous tournaments, the Uruguay striker hasn't just left disappointed, he's left in disgrace, labelled a cheat in one and the world's dirtiest player in the other.
On Monday against Russia, Suarez scored from a free kick with a low shot that sailed past Russia's wall while Cavani pounced on a loose ball after the goalkeeper parried it from a header by Diego Godin.
Suarez was booed by thousands of Egyptian fans from the start of the match, he replied with a visible effort, only to lose the ball in promising situations of the match.
After Luis Suarez was expelled from the 2014 tournament in disgrace for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, Uruguay was eliminated by Colombia in the round of 16.
Uruguay will face hosts Russia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in Group A at the FIFA World Cup later this month, a relatively easy opening to the tournament for Tabarez's men.
Barcelona lost 5-4 in a wild game at Levante on Sunday, ruining the champion's chance to become the first team to finish a Spanish league season without a defeat under its current format.
Iniesta scored amid a brilliant performance as Barcelona crushed Sevilla 5-0 in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, and became the first team in 85 years to win four straight Copa titles.
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