The Copa America final will “stop the world”. Neymar and Messi, two greats of the current generation, will face off in a duel between Brazil and Argentina this Saturday night, in the Maracan, to settle a title for the second time in their careers.
The dudes and multi-champions teamed up in Barcelona shirts, both of whom have faced each other on only five occasions. In a confrontation between teams, everything is the same: two victories for each side. However, Argentina scored four goals against just one from Brazil.
He crossed paths for the first time in a Brazil-Argentina match in November 2010, just three months after Neymar’s national debut. In a friendly match in Doha, Qatar, Argentina won 1–0, with Messi scoring the goal.
A new meeting took place in June 2012 at a friendly meeting in the United States. Argentina won again: 4-3. This time, Messi ended the game with three goals – the second was scored by Frederico Fernandez. For Brazil, Oscar, Hulk and Romulo were exempt.
Now, two wins for Neymar. At the America’s Super Classic, in October 2014, in China, Brazil, then led by Dunga, defeated the opponent 2–0 with two goals from Diego Tardelli.
Finally, in a match for the qualifiers for the World Cup in Russia, held in Mineirao in November 2016, the Brazilian team won 3–0, with Neymar scoring the only goal against Messi. Philippe Coutinho and Paulinho completed the score.
In addition to all these conflicts, the two aces also came face-to-face once for the club. In 2011, in the final of the Club World Cup, Messi’s Barcelona defeated Santos de Neymar 4–0. Argentina scored twice.
In the previous Champions League, everyone expected the clash to happen once again, as PSG and Barcelona crossed paths in the round of 16. However, the Brazilian ace was injured and dropped out of two clashes. Nevertheless, the French team was the one that qualified.
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