 Despite the team's early elimination, Gareca was praised for creating and sensasionalizing a new Peruvian team, and he continued to coach Peru for the upcoming 2019 Copa América.The 2019 Copa América became another memorable tournament for Peru, with the team reached its first final after 44 years.Peru, however, had a relatively poor form in the group stage, drawing Venezuela goalless, beating Bolivia 3–1 before got smashed 0–5 by host Brazil and only managed to finish in third place, facing Uruguay in the quarter-finals.