Argentina kept their World Cup qualification hopes in their own hands with a dramatic 2-1 win over Peru. Debutant 
Gonzalo Higuain, starting ahead of Carlos Tevez, nodded them in front in the second half before Hernan Rengifo headed a last-minute equaliser. But deep in injury time, substitute Martin Palermo, recalled after a 10-year absence, tapped in the winner. The win puts Diego Maradona's team up to fourth, the final automatic qualifying place, with one match left. That key game is on Wednesday against Uruguay, who are only a point behind in the fifth-place play-off berth after beating Ecuador, who are now in sixth another point back. "I told him at half-time 'go and resolve this'," Maradona said of his decision to bring on Palermo. "It was a miracle from Saint Palermo that gives us another life."
Gonzalo Higuain, starting ahead of Carlos Tevez, nodded them in front in the second half before Hernan Rengifo headed a last-minute equaliser. But deep in injury time, substitute Martin Palermo, recalled after a 10-year absence, tapped in the winner. The win puts Diego Maradona's team up to fourth, the final automatic qualifying place, with one match left. That key game is on Wednesday against Uruguay, who are only a point behind in the fifth-place play-off berth after beating Ecuador, who are now in sixth another point back. "I told him at half-time 'go and resolve this'," Maradona said of his decision to bring on Palermo. "It was a miracle from Saint Palermo that gives us another life." 
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