If they play Brazil and Uruguay There is a smell of a classic football world. The clash was the final of a World Championship (1950, the Maracanazo of the celestials, in fact that was the last time Uruguay beat Brazil on northern soil in an official game), and was repeated for more than 100 years.
In the last Copa América, in Las Vegas, they met again, and despite playing with 10 men for long periods due to the sending off of full-back Nandez, the Charrúas secured a tie in 90 minutes, and won the shootout.
In this same Bay, in the Brazilian Northeast, the land of candomble, the city with the highest percentage of black population outside of Africa, the second Copa America final was played here in 1983. It was a 1-1 draw, but since the light blue team won In the first leg 2-0, Uruguay took another Olympic turn in the land of the largest country in South America.
Brazil arrived shaking. Unregular start to the South American Qualifiers, good October with two wins, at home and in Chile, but doubtful again in November, with a draw against Venezuela in Maturín. Dorival Junior is still the coach, but surrounded by all the black clouds.
Brazil is Brazil, but it cannot return to the mix that made it almost invincible. He has gone through so many years without great achievements, World Cups with more pain than glory, and even his own people do not believe in his greatness.
Raphinha grew up in the regard of the coach and the “torcedor”, wearing the paradigmatic and symbolic “10” shirt, the same as Pele. Accumulate goals and help with an important previous calendar year. And he raised the hopes of the local fans, placing him not only on the level of Vinicius, but perhaps even above him. Incidentally, he asks her to throw the
penalties, recalling the merengue player’s miss against Venezuela on Thursday. He missed the penalty, finished badly and announced, and Vinicius also missed a favorable rebound. That is why Raphinha stopped from the fatal point The final decision was Dorival’s.
The same lineup that matched the Venezuelans was announced in the “scratch”, with the only change being the entry of Danilo on the right side. So, Ederson will play; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes, Abner; Bruno Guimaraes and Gerson; Savinho, Raphinha and Vini; Igor Jesus
Uruguay came of age. On Friday they won an impossible match against Colombia, tying them in the 96th minute with two goals apiece, but the celestial team ended it 3-2 in 110. A game of great emotional significance , one of the pushes that Bielsa’s team needs, in addition to the clear importance of three points for the table.
Full-back Nandez was absent, due to a double warning. Possible starter Guillermo Varela in his place, and also the return of Manuel Ugarte, who is now at Manchester United.
Bielsa’s eleven will go with Rochet; Varela, Josema Gimenez, Mathias Olivera, Saracchi; Valverde, Ugarte, Bentancur; Pellistri, Darwin Nuñez, Maxi Araújo.
The Chilean Piero Maza will be the referee, at the Fonte Nova Stadium, which was announced to be full of people.
Possible lineups
Brazil:Ederson; Danilo, Gabriel Magalhaes, Marquinhos, Abner; Bruno Guimaraes, Gerson; Savinho, Raphinha, Vinicius; Igor Jesus
Uruguay: Sergio Rochet; Guillermo Varela, Josema Giménez, Mathías Olivera, Marcelo Saracchi; Federico Valverde, Manuel Ugarte or Rodrigo Aguirre, Rodrigo Bentancur; Facundo Pellistri, Darwin Núñez and Maximiliano Araújo.
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile).
stadium: Fonte Nova Arena, Bahia
Time: 1.45 from Tuesday to Wednesday (Spanish time)
Source: La Verdad
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