Argentina and Brazil will face off in the 2021 Copa America final after being a victory over their opponents in the semifinals.
The match of both country must be the biggest match in the 2021 Copa America and it is scheduled to take place at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Sunday (11/7/2021) morning at 07:00 am in West Indonesian time.
Regarding the score prediction of the Argentina vs Brazil, the Samba Team as the host is predicted to win a thin victory, making Lionel Messi et al again miserable. But for me, Argentina must win the match because the players are ready to play well againts Brazilians.
Indeed, most people can say that Brazil will be able to win the match after looking at the record appearance of Neymar et al during the 2021 Copa America.Tite's squad appeared promising from the first match of the group phase to the semifinals against Peru, Tuesday (6/7/2021). While struggling in the group stage, they are unbeaten with three wins and one draw.
Neymar et al beat Venezuela (3-0), Peru (4-0), Colombia (2-1), before being held to a draw by Ecuador (1-1) in the last match of the group phase.
Furthermore, in the knockout phase, Brazil consistently won 1-0 over Chile in the quarter-finals and Peru in the semifinals.
In total, Team Samba has scored 12 goals and conceded only twice in six matches in the 2021 Copa America.
The record is slightly better than Argentina who scored 11 goals and conceded three times.
Different from Brazil, which appears consistently, Argentina's graph throughout the 2021 Copa America event tends to go up and down.
Argentina started the group stage with a 1-1 draw against Chile. Then, they won tipi over Uruguay (1-0) and Paraguay (1-0).
The graph of Lionel Messi et al only improved after winning 4-1 over Bolivia in the last match of the group phase and beating Ecuador with a score of 3-0 in the quarter-finals.
However, after that, Argentina's graph went down again due to the meeting against Colombia in the 2021 Copa America semifinals.
When they met Colombia, they drew 1-1 until normal time was over and could only ensure victory through a penalty shootout.
The graph that goes up and down looks less promising for Argentina who will face host Brazil.
Therefore, Brazil who is more consistent than Argentina deserves to be seeded to win the 2021 Copa America final.
The status of the host is also believed to be one of the crucial factors behind the success of the Samba Team.
The 2019 Copa America semifinal results have proven this. At that time, Brazil who also acted as the host successfully beat Argentina with a score of 2-0.
After getting rid of Argentina, Brazil also successfully won the 2019 Copa America.
When Brazil is predicted to win, Argentina will again feel the pain on the Copa America stage.
They last won the Copa America in 1993. This means that it has been 28 years since the squad nicknamed La Albiceleste has not tasted the most prestigious trophy on the South American continent.
If Brazil can really win the match later, Lionel Messi et al will languish, lamenting the failure to end the title fast.
Regarding the score, Brazil is predicted to win tips because the match between the two often ends with a difference of one goal.
In the last 10 meetings, only three matches have resulted in a difference of two goals or more.
Argentina vs Brazil meeting record ahead of the 2021 Copa America final
Argentina 1-0 Brazil (Friendly Match, November 2019)
Argentina 0-2 Brazil (Copa America, July 2019)
Argentina 0-1 Brazil (Friendly, October 2018)
Argentina 1-0 Brazil (Friendly Match, June 2017)
Argentina 0-3 Brazil (World Cup Qualifiers, November 2016)
Argentina 1-1 Brazil (World Cup Qualification, November 2015)
Argentina 0-2 Brazil (Friendly (October 2014)
Argentina 2-1 Brazil (Friendly Match November 2012)
Argentina 1-2 Brazil (Friendly Match, September 2012)
Argentina 4-3 Brazil (Friendly, June 2012)
Predicted Score Argentina Vs Brazil in the 2021 Copa America final:
Argentina 2-1 Brazil.