BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY will close tonight the second date of Group D of the Copa América 2024. The match will be played at 10 p.m. (Argentina time) at the Allegiant Stadium, located in Paradise, Nevada and will have the refereeing by Piero Maza (Chile), while his compatriot Juan Lara will be in charge of the VAR. Below are ten facts from the preview of the match.
– Paraguay and Brazil will play their 32nd Copa América match.
2 – The Verdeamarela wins the history with 6 games difference in favor in the contest: 13 wins, 7 losses and 11 draws.
3 – La Albirroja is undefeated in 5 games in regulation time: 4 consecutive draws (2 wins and 1 loss in the penalty shootout) and 1 victory.
4 – It is the second best unbeaten streak of a team against the Brazilians in the history of the tournament, behind one of Argentina’s eight between 1923 and 1946 (7 wins and 1 draw) and tied with another of Paraguay itself between 1963 and 1983 (2 wins and 3 draws).
5 – Of the 11 Paraguayan victories against the canarinha in history, 64% were in the Copa América (7).
6 – The last 3 Copa America matches between Paraguay and Brazil were in the final stages (2011, 2015 and 2019 quarterfinals). Paraguayans and Brazilians did not take advantage in the last match held in a group stage: 2-2 (Roque Santa Cruz and Nelson Haedo Valdez; Jádson and Fred) in Group B of Argentina 2011.
7 – Julio Enciso He scored Paraguay’s only goal and was the player with the most shots (4) against Colombia.
8 – Lucas Paquetá (6) and Rodrygo (5) were the players with the most shots in the Canarinha against Costa Rica on the opening day.
9 – His teammates Bruno Guimarães and Danilo They led the pass category in the first week of the Copa América with 104 and 102, respectively. Meanwhile, João Gomes was the top player in kills (9).
10 – The 5 official matches of the Brazilian national team without winning against rivals from the continent were all against Argentine coaches. Its rival, Paraguay, is led by Argentine Daniel Garnero.
1-1 vs. VEN (Fernando Batista) CONMEBOL Qualifiers
0-2 vs. URU (Marcelo Bielsa) CONMEBOL Qualifiers
1-2 vs. COL (Nestor Lorenzo) CONMEBOL Qualifiers
0-1 vs. ARG (Lionel Scaloni) CONMEBOL Qualifiers
0-0 vs. CRC (Gustavo Alfaro) Copa América 2024
COVER PHOTO: AMERICA’S CUP
COLLABORATION: DATA FACTORY
