The Argentine national team has risen strongly in recent years, winning the Copa America in 2021, then winning the UEFA Super Cup and the World Cup in 2022, and are currently ranked No. 1 in the world. Argentina are a strong team and will be aiming to replicate the achievements of the Spanish dynasty by aiming to defend the Copa America title this year. The Brazilian team is alive! The Copa America abandoned 2 superstars, the most water No. 9 emerged, and Messi almost won 3 consecutive championships in the competition.
Brazil is Argentina's sworn rival, and the two teams have a deep grudge. In the last two editions of the Copa America, Brazil have reached the final, winning one title and one runner-up. Brazil stopped in the last eight at the World Cup in Qatar and lost three straight matches in the World Preliminary Tournament, and their results in recent years have not been satisfactory. Brazil are hoping to win the Copa America again, but the prospects are uncertain.
At present, the Brazilian team has announced the team's Copa America squad, and the core player Neymar has been selected due to injury. In addition, the Brazilian team did not bring Casemiro and Bremer with it, which is puzzling. Casemiro is both offensive and defensive, and he is still at the top level, but Manchester United as a whole is not good, which drags him down. In Brazil's midfield squad, in defensive midfield positions, Gomez, Guimaraes, Paqueta, Luiz and Pereira are not as good as Casemiro.
Brazil will not have Casemiro with them, and the team's midfield defense will suffer. The Brazilian team's central defender position did not use Bremer, but brought Berardo in Paris, which is really abstract. Bremer, who is worth 60 million euros, has won the best defender award in Serie A, and Berardo, who is worth 20 million, is a shortcoming in Paris, and the selection of the Brazilian team is outrageous.
In Brazil's forward line, there are five players who play the main winger position, including Vinicius, Rodrygo, Martinelli, Raphinha and Savio. The 17-year-old is accustomed to moving next to or behind the centre-forwards, acting as a second striker. That is to say, the Brazilian team actually has one center forward, he is the 30 million euro Porto player Evanilsson, who is likely to wear the number 9 shirt of the Brazilian team.
The Portuguese Premier League's stats are not high, with Evanilsson scoring 24 goals and four assists this season, while Iran's Taremi scored 31 goals and 12 assists for Porto last season. Jesus and Richarlison are enough to pull their hips, but I didn't expect that the center forward position of the Brazilian team has no lower limit, and this Brazilian team is full of problems. If the biggest rivals, Brazil, can't stop Argentina in the Copa America (Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia are in the same half), then Messi's goal of three consecutive tournaments is very likely to be achieved.