Brazil – Colombia

Brazil will try to play in an attacking style

On Friday night, 21 March, the Brazilian national team will play against Colombia. The match does not have a very important tournament significance. The two top teams have already virtually secured their qualification for the World Cup. To fall out of the top six six six rounds before the finish of qualification is almost impossible. At the same time there should be no problems with motivation: Colombia have lost two matches in a row, and Brazil are expected to make significant progress with a new coaching staff. The Brazilians have not lost four matches in a row. Before that, they shared points with Uruguay and Venezuela. The new coach Dorival does not hesitate to experiment with the composition. The specialist trusts players from the Brazilian championship. For example, the attack in the match against Uruguay was led by Botafogo scorer Igor Jesus. The atmosphere in the team has clearly improved. From Brazil we can expect a certain breakthrough in the next matches, given the qualities of the players. Vinicius, Rafinha, Rodrigo, Endrik, Savinho - such an attacking group can find a gap in any defence. The issue was more with the moral component. There are no problems in defence either: Marquinhos and Gabriel are a reliable bunch. The Colombians suffered two humiliating defeats during the last international break. The team managed to concede in Uruguay in the 101st minute. The result was a 2-3 defeat. Then there was a frustrating meeting with Ecuador: Colombia had a total advantage, given the removal of the opponents. The Ecuadorians played with ten men for more than a half, but seven shots on goal from the hosts did not work - two defeats in a row. Colombia has serious problems with the lack of new players in the national team. The average age is very high. The team is still hoping for goalkeeper David Ospina, Jamez Rodriguez and Juan Quintero. A relatively new star could be forward John Duran, but his departure to Saudi Arabia raises questions. The leader of the national team right now should be Liverpool's attacking player Luis Diaz. The team is very bright in terms of names, but still almost everyone is past their peak. Colombia has rarely played very effective matches. In this regard, bookmakers give a base total of two goals. This raises doubts. Still, the attack is much stronger than the defence of the two national teams, motivation is present. From Brazil is definitely expected a confident victory. It is important that the hosts have motivated reserves. In face-to-face meetings, the rivals really rarely broke the total: in the ten previous games only four times. Now there are fewer factors in favour of cautious football. Still, the standings leave room for error. It is important for Brazil to win by playing first.