Argentina vs Brazil Prediction & Tips
For the third time since the America’s Cup includes the final to award the title, Brazil and Argentina will face each other in the final act of the tournament. And they will do so in one of the most legendary stadiums in all of Latin America, the Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho more simply known by the vast majority of fans as Maracana. Despite the tournament being played in Brazil, the final will be Argentina-Brazil, therefore with Albiceleste being considered the home team. So, be careful when placing your bets because Brazil will be considered the host team according to the tournament schedule drawn up by Conmebol, the South American football confederation. Argentina comes to this appointment with 14 titles on the showcase, second only to Uruguay at 15, while Brazil is in third place with 9 successes.
It was previously rumored of the heads-up between these two teams in the final with Brazil who triumphed consecutively against Argentina in 2004 by 4-2 on penalties and in 2007 by 3-0, but this challenge has a history that has lasted for over a century: it was September 20, 1914, in fact, the first confrontation that saw Argentina win 3-0 in Buenos Aires. Since then, a total of 112 matches have been played with 46 Argentina wins, 26 draws and 40 Brazilian wins. The last precedent, dated November 15, 2019, was the “Superclasico de las Americas” played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina 1-0 win thanks to Leo Messi’s goal. Today, as then, the two selections are led by Tite on one side and by the aforementioned Scaloni on the other. The two teams arrive at this final without having lost a single match but returning from as many complicated semifinals.
Two woods (a post and a crossbar) saved Argentina against Colombia in the 90 minutes of regular time, which ended 1-1 after the opening goal for Inter Milan’s Albiceleste Lautaro Martinez. As per the tournament regulations, no extra time was played but the competition immediately went to penalties: for the Selección the blaugrana Leo Messi, Leandro Paredes of Paris Saint-Germain and the aforementioned Lautaro Martinez scored while at to miss the only penalty was the Udinese player Rodrigo De Paul. The Seleçao instead won by measure 1-0 against Peru thanks to the goal of the former AC Milan player Luca Paquetà, today in force at Olympique Lyon. The Brazilians thus scored their fifth victory in 6 games, one more than Argentina.
In the semifinals, Paquetà and Neymar for Brazil and Lautaro Martinez and Messi for Argentina were highlighted, but a good protagonist in the final could also be Emiliano Martinez, the Argentine goalkeeper who is in the Selección saddle despite having made his debut only this year . The 28-year-old Aston Villa defender, a great protagonist of the last Premier League, saved the three penalties that allowed Argentina to reach the final. An important added value for the coach Scaloni who wanted to give confidence to the one who just last season (2019/2020) was a reserve at Arsenal, who has been playing in England for 10 years and who has grown up with the typical style of English goalkeepers.
Finally, the situation of the two squads: Brazil has a few more problems, which will not be able to count on the suspended Gabriel Jesus while both Juventus Alex Sandro and Felipe are in doubt. The only doubt in Argentina is Lo Celso.
Brazil has 5 wins and 1 draw in this edition of the America’s Cup.
Argentina scored 4 wins and 2 draws in the 2021 edition of the Copa America in the 90 minutes.
Brazil are unbeaten in 13 consecutive games across all competitions with 12 wins and 1 draw.
Argentina are unbeaten in 19 consecutive games across all competitions with 11 wins and 8 draws.
Brazil reaches this final with the best attack (12 goals) and the best defense (2). Argentina with second attack (11 goals) and second defense (3).
There are 4 Under 2.5s in the last head-to-head and 6 in the last 7. Furthermore, the two teams have conceded a total of just 5 goals in 12 games (6 from Brazil + 6 from Argentina). Data that pushes towards another Under 2.5 game, but given the low odds and the high performance of the two teams (more Brazil wins compared to 8 draws in Argentina’s last 19 games) we associate the Under team with Double Chance X2.
Argentina – Brazil FREE TIPS
Brazil – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
