It will be Chile and Peru in the semifinals after the latter side took down Bolivia in rather assertive fashion.

In arguably the least interesting of the matchups in the quarterfinals (neither Bolivia or Peru could be considered a heavyweight side), Peru proved itself ready to join South America's elite with a convincing performance that was essentially over before the half-hour mark of the game.

The 3-1 win could have easily been a greater margin if not for some bad luck. Here are the major takeaways of Peru's big day.

Paolo Guerrero's last stand

At 31, the Corithians forward is unlikely to get himself a major move out of Brazil at this point in his career. Moreover, it is likely one of his final tournaments in national colors, but he did his country proud with a hat trick that was pure quality and class.

His first two goals were quality coming within three minutes of one another and giving Peru a 2-0 lead. His first was a header off a Juan Vargas cross, while the latter was a fine finish off an even better Peruvian counter.

The third was a gift courtesy of Bolivia's midfielder Danny Bejarano, but it was well-deserved at that point in time.

Peru is clearly superior to Bolivia

Heading into this game Peru had a record of 22 wins, 13 losses and 12 draws against Bolivia. The last four games between these sides had ended in draws and both teams were near the bottom of the CONMEBOL standings in the World Cup qualifiers.

Bolivia, which started the tournament on an unsustainable high, has fallen back to earth, conceding eight goals in its last two games.

Peru's class was all over the pitch. The possession was quite close but Peru had 27 shots overall, including eight on target and two that hit the woodwork. Inversely, Bolivia had just nine shots and three were on target; one was a penalty goal.

Peru won 17 aerials, Bolivia won five. Peru had 10 dribbles; Bolivia just four. Peru out tackled Bolivia 19-15, had fewer fouls and ended up with a whopping 11 corners to Bolivia's four.

Simply put -- Peru was on a different level and put up its finest performance of the tournament.

This is not particularly surprising as anyone that has watched this tournament had to have seen Peru stand up to Brazil, outsmart Venezuela and shut down Colombia, the national side's confidence growing by the minute.

Bolivia on the other hand never seemed to recover from Ecuador's onslaught at the end of the 3-2 game that gave Bolivia a spot in the knockout rounds.

Chile to face a tough task

Those who think Chile has an easy path to the final will be more doubtful after watching Peru's display in this game and throughout the tournament. The Peruvians have shown that they can be disciplined on the defensive, just ask Brazil and Colombia. Moreover, the team has also shown an ability to score and this particularly game had the team scoring from the air, on the counter and from its ability to incessantly pressure.

Guerrero teamed up well with Claudio Pizarro, proving that this team works best when the duo leads the line.