With Neymar As the emblem of the Brazilian team, those led by Tite face the Peruvian team in the first semifinal of the Copa América, in a duel that the Inca team could see as a rematch of the final of the previous edition of this championship, in which they fell 3-1 in the Maracana.
The most recent antecedents do not favor the team led by Argentine Ricardo Gareca, who in recent months it was beaten twice by Brazil, undefeated in this Copa América and with a predominant level of play compared to his rivals. In October 2020, at South American Qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup, Brazil also won 4-2 in Lima and in the group stage of this edition of the Copa América, two weeks ago, the result was 4-0.
“When it comes to this instance, beyond the certain favoritism, statistics or what the specialists and connoisseurs say, the national teams have their ambitions and we have them too “, declared in the previous The Tiger.
The canarinha she reaches the semifinals in full, with Gabriel Jesús as the only confirmed casualty, for the expulsion he suffered in the previous game after hitting Chilean Eugenio Mena with a hard kick in the face. The Manchester City striker will be replaced by Lucas Paquetá, which plays a bit more delayed.
From the center forward, the orchestra is once again directed by Neymar, who has been confirmed as the great director of the Brazilian game, to the point that in the only game that he did not play in this Copa América, because Tite gave him rest, the Canarinha tied with Ecuador 1-1.
In the case of Gareca, and with the defeats suffered recently against Brazil, things are different. The Argentine coach strengthened the mark in the center of the field to sharpen Gianluca Lapadula, in a drawing 4-5-1 clearly defensive, but that bets on the counter and also the epic. What’s more, does not have André Carrillo, sent off in the quarterfinals against Paraguay.
Even with those precautions, Gareca said after advancing to the semifinals that “All parties are different” and that the past does not count. He could have alluded to a story that is clearly favorable to Brazil, who have played with Peru 48 times and has a balance of 34 wins, nine draws and only five losses.
HOUR: 23:00 GMT (20:00 ARG-URU / 19:00 CHI-PAR-VEN-BOL-MEX / 18:00 COL-PER-ECU)
TV: TyC Sports / DirecTV Sports.
STADIUM: Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
REFEREE: Roberto Tobar (CHI)
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