Pedro Gallese turned a routine clearance into a nightmare for Peru on Monday night, putting the ball into his own net in the 53rd minute and handing Spain a 3-0 lead in a friendly in Puebla. The own goal came after Spain pressed high and forced Peru into hurried touches, sealing a scoreline that had already tilted sharply away from the visitors.
Gallese's mistake came after Spain had built control early and never let it go. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring in the second minute with a left-footed shot from outside the area, and Pedri made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute before the teams went into halftime. Spain then came back with several changes in players and shape, but the pressure stayed on Peru from the restart.
The sequence that led to the own goal started with Spain pushing aggressively in the 53rd minute. Fabio Gruber miscleared the ball, Yéremi Pino sent in a cross, and Gallese tried to clear it himself but sent it into his own net instead. By then, Peru had already spent most of the match chasing two goals, and the third made the gap much harder to close.
The game was played at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla as part of a FIFA date friendly scheduled for Monday, January 8, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. Peru time. For Spain, it served as one more test before the 2026 World Cup, and the final score reflected how quickly it found control and how badly Peru was punished when its goalkeeper's clearance went wrong.

