Colombia will face Peru on Tuesday, October 6, at NU Stadium in Miami in the third and final stop of its U.S. tour, with kickoff set for 6:45 p. m. Colombia time and the match carried by Caracol TV and Canal RCN. It is the kind of date that puts a friendly on the front page of the calendar: one last test, one last chance to tidy up a team that has not looked settled.
That search interest is being driven by more than the venue. Colombia comes into Colombia Vs Peru after an empate with México and a defeat against Paraguay in Nueva Jersey, results that have sharpened the pressure around Néstor Lorenzo’s project. Peru arrives in Miami after a 2-0 loss to Canadá, and the game has been framed as part of Mano Menezes’s renovation process, a backdrop that gives a routine exhibition the feel of a checkpoint for both sides.
The most recent meeting between these teams ended 0-0 in Barranquilla on June 6, 2025, in Copa Mundial de la Fifa qualifying. This time, the reported Colombia lineup points to Kevin Mier; Daniel Muñoz, Dávinson Sánchez, Jhon Janer Lucumí, Samuel Velásquez; Gustavo Puerta, Jhon Solís; Jhon Arias, Juan Manuel Rengifo, Yaser Asprilla; and Kevin Viveros. Peru was reported with Pedro Gallese; Marco Huamán, Erick Noriega, Renzo Garcés, Marcos López; Wilder Cartagena, Yoshimar Yotún; Piero Magallanes, Jhonny Vidales, Jairo Vélez; and Adrián Ugarriza.
There is, however, a reason the sheet is still not the whole story. Five call-ups — Kevin Mier, Royer Caicedo, Juan Manuel Rengifo, Daniel Arcila and Óscar Perea — were still pending minutes, which means the reported XI is less a settled answer than a snapshot of what Colombia had shown so far. The same is true around Jhon Arias, who was expected to play against Peru and then leave by charter flight back to Brazil, where Palmeiras was due to face Bahía on Thursday in the Brasileirão. His workload, like Colombia’s lineup, reflects the balancing act of a team trying to win a match without losing sight of the next one.
That is what gives this friendly its edge. Colombia needs something cleaner than the recent results have offered, Peru needs signs that the rebuild is moving, and the final whistle in Miami will do more than end a tour — it will tell Lorenzo how much of this side is ready to carry into the next stage.
