Brazil – Argentina

Brazil looks preferable to Argentina in a big matchup

On Wednesday, 22 November, the Brazilian national team will play at home against Argentina. Both teams approach the important match in a bad mood. The Brazilians have managed to slip to fifth place. Argentina is leading, but after a home defeat. The Brazilian national team is suffering because of the uncertainty with the head coach. Interim coach Diniz is not coping with the responsibility. The experiment of inviting Ancelotti looks like a failure so far. In fact, the team is losing a year and the Real Madrid coach has yet to confirm his appointment. There is a very nervous atmosphere around Brazil. In Colombia, the national team played another unimpressive match. The team allowed the opponent to make ten shots in the goal. Even a quick goal did not help. The end turned out to be a failure. The pressure on the players and coach is growing. Defeat against Colombia may provoke the resignation of Diniz. Curiously, the specialist has not yet abandoned the scheme with four obvious attacking players. It is possible that there will be a more cautious scenario against Argentina. The reigning world champions suffered their first defeat in the new status. The team sensationally lost to Uruguay at home. The result can not be called deserved. Uruguay scored two goals, although XG did not create chances even for one. Messi, despite the big break, got the best marks for Argentina. The rest of the attacking group, on the other hand, was a big disappointment. It's not out of the question that there will be some serious rotation against Brazil. Vinicius' participation is in doubt. The Real Madrid footballer was injured. This is a big loss, but in recent matches of the national team, the player was not very useful. It is important that the result against Uruguay, although sensational, but quite expected. The world champions have played grey matches before. Previously, they won on class and had difficulty creating chances. Seven goals in five matches is an extremely modest indicator for the leader. Argentina plays the classic 4-3-3 scheme from the World Cup. The team will not go for radical changes in the near future. Bookmakers put Brazil as a favourite, but a small one. Now the situation looks like the hosts have much more motivation. Argentina still lacks emotions after the World Cup. Messi is tired after a busy season, it is unlikely that Leo in such a state will be able to decide the fate of the game alone. Brazil can play to win. Argentina will probably be happy with a peaceful outcome. The team in this case will retain the leading position. From a tournament point of view, the match is not too important. Both grands will easily make it to the final six.