Brazil – Venezuela

Venezuela can beat Brazil with a handicap

On Friday night, 13 October, Brazil will play against Venezuela. The hosts have started as favorites, taking six points. Venezuela can also be satisfied with the first segment. They managed to pick up three points. Brazil still has uncertainty with the head coach. Now works local specialist Fernando Diniz. In the summer the team should be headed by Carlo Ancelotti. Such an agreement is allegedly already in place. Brazil earlier defeated Bolivia. It is difficult to draw any conclusions here, as the opponent is too weak. But the match with Peru turned out to be very viscous and heavy. The only goal was scored from a standard position in one of the last attacks. That is, Brazil does not have any ease. The Brazilian squad for the next matches is quite interesting. The coach has attracted a lot of newcomers. Four players do not have any experience in games for the national team. It is clear that the main squad will be the same. In attack, Neymar, Vinicius, Rodrigo and Gabriel Jesus are the main quartet of stars. On paper, it's probably the strongest combination in world football right now. Venezuela has a historic chance to break through to the World Cup. Given the expansion of the tournament, six teams will qualify directly from South America. The seventh will also get a chance at the knockout rounds. Venezuela has never qualified for the World Cup. Now the team has a very decent generation of players. Most of the players are already at a mature age. Experienced team, capable of swinging at least on the seventh position. Venezuela showed their ambitions in the first meetings. The team looked decent against Colombia away, losing by one goal. Then took three points against Paraguay on their home field. This is a very important success from a tournament point of view. Most of the players of the Venezuelan national team play outside their home league. Here there is just a minimum of experimentation. Almost all players already have a large number of matches for the national team. This team has come to its peak. By names stand out players from the Spanish championship Machis and Herrera. Plus in the attack - veteran Rondon. All have been playing at a high level for a long time. It is very likely that the Venezuelans can avoid a rout. The hosts defeated Bolivia at home, but the new opponent is much higher class. The visitors have organisation. Plus bookmakers give a significant head start on Venezuela. If you take the last nine face-to-face matches between the teams, Brazil only once crushed this opponent. Only two meetings ended with a total of more than 3.