Brazil’s interim coach Fernando Dinizconsidered unfair the 0-1 defeat that Brazil suffered before Argentina this Tuesday in full Maracana by Qualifiers heading to World Cup 2026considering that Canarinha played better and had more scoring opportunities.
“Brazil had more opportunities. Argentina had almost no opportunities. We were closer to victory and that’s why I considered the result quite unfair“said Diniz in the press conference he gave after a defeat that plunged Brazil into a crisis unprecedented.
“The number of opportunities we had but we didn’t finish them. We had more balls on the post, corner kicks, free kicks, but unfortunately the ball didn’t go in,” added the coach, highlighting the supposed Brazilian dominance at the match.
Brazil, which had never lost three games in a row in qualifying and never playing at home, fell to sixth place in the standings of the South American qualifiers, with 7 points, and was eight points behind the leader Argentina.
Fernando Diniz lived the match with intensity. Photo: Daniel RAMALHO / AFP.
Furthermore, the five-time world champion team played the final minutes with the disapproval of its own fans, who accompanied each of the Argentine National Team’s touches with the cry of “ole, ole…”.
“The fans have the right to do what they want. They come to watch the game and we have to do our best. The fans are passionate and want to win, they have the right to complain,” the coach began by saying. Of course, he admitted that he did not like that shout at the end: “I think shouting ‘Ole’ for Argentina was too much. So much so that the people who did it were booed by the audience that was there,” Diniz analyzed.
Despite the brawl between the Brazilians at the Maracaná, Diniz insisted that Brazil played one of his best games since he assumed command of the Canarinha.
“Against Bolivia we went very well but, considering the rivalry and that Argentina is the current world champion, if we consider all the variables, if it was not Brazil’s best game so far, it was one of the best,” he stated.
He assured that, although he called up many new and young players for the Brazilian team who still need time to play as a team, his pupils showed a lot collective construction and great cohesion.
No answers. Brazil finished sixth in the 2026 World Cup qualification. Photo: DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP.
“The players were impeccable in defense, but in football the result does not always explain what happens in the game,” he said, denying that his decision to line up four forwards again, as he did in the match that Brazil lost by 2-1 against Colombia, would have left the defense vulnerable.
With information from Agencies
2023-11-22 12:03:17
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