Five-time world champions Brazil and superstar Neymar are the first team to make it to the Copa America final. The team of national coach Tite won the semifinals against Peru after a strong first half with 1-0 (1-0) and, like in 2019, they reach for the title. For the Selecao it would be the tenth triumph in the South American Championship.
In the new edition of the final two years ago, Neymar put on the winning goal, as in the 1-0 in the quarter-finals against Chile Lucas Paqueta (35th) from Olympique Lyon. In the second semi-final, Argentina will fight with superstar Lionel Messi and Colombia on Wednesday night (3:00 a.m.) for a place in the final.
“I want Argentina, friends play there. But Brazil will prevail in the end,” said superstar Neymar with a sly smile after the game. The Argentines include Leandro Paredes and Angel di Maria, with whom the 29-year-old plays together at Paris St. Germain.
At the Estadio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, not far from the mystical Maracanas, where the “Gran Final” will take place on Saturday, Brazil ultimately had more work to do after a flood of opportunities in the first round than in the 4-0 group stage. Nevertheless, Neymar’s team polished Tite’s record in his second Copa America tournament to nine wins and three draws. The coach remains unbeaten in official games against South Americans.
Thus, Brazil is in the final for the ninth time in the last 14 editions, with a total of six wins. Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro said: “Now it’s mental, now it’s heart, now it’s the final. You don’t play a final, you win it.”
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