Alexis, who has been in fine form during the tournament, almost scored from a corner in the first half and later forced a superb save out of Gallese with a powerful drive.
Peru face hosts Brazil in Sunday's final in Rio (21:00 BST kick-off), with Chile, who won the competition in 2015 and 2016, meeting Argentina in the third-place play-off on Saturday in Sao Paulo at 20:00 BST.
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