Coming up on Sunday is the finals of this edition of the Copa America showdown as Brazil who have shown that they can cope really well without the services of Neymar, will be taking on Peru who have also shown that football is more than odds on paper but rather what happens on the pitch. It will be a tricky battle for the host nation as well as a very difficult task for the ambitious Peru team who want to make history and make their nation proud in this tournament after 44 years of patience.
Brazil as the host nation seriously have their eyes on the trophy and have already made their intentions known by going all the way to the finals after displacing Argentina in the semifinals. They are in great form at the moment even without their main man Neymar who missed out of the tournament due to Injury, but the Brazilians have shown so far that they are not missing him what so ever and will be looking forward to completing their Copa America campaign with the competition’s ultimate prize.
Peru on the other hand, have their eyes on the trophy as well, as they proved all the odds on paper wrong by going through some of the big favorites in this competition to find themselves in this position after 44 years of patience. It has been an incredible journey for the Peruvians, showing that they who came into this tournament as one of the underdogs have shown that they are good enough and will be looking forward to creating history by clinching the Copa America trophy.
Brazil vs Peru
This is the Copa America finals, a very exciting fixture between two nations with contrasting footballing expectations. Both nations will meet again for the second time in this tournament as they aim to clinch the winner's prize.
For Brazil, they are going into this game with a bit pressure because they are the host nation and they are the huge favorites to get the job done this Sunday. They are going up against a team that surpassed all expectations and will be facing a tricky test against a team that will want to prove a point. They know that even though they are expected to come out on top, it will be a very diifcult game for them and that they need to be at their best if they want to lay their hands on the trophy at the end. Nevertheless, they will also be confident that they can get the job done on their home soil and will be going into the game with the mentality to get the job done.
Going into this game, they will most likely setup in a 4-2-3-1 formation like they have done most times in this competition. Their gameplan will mostly be to stamp their authority in the game as quickly as possible and ensure that they keep the ball, control the game and try to finish up chances as they come.
For Peru, they will be going into the game optimistic that they can create history after the game. They know that it won’t be an easy task for them considering that they are going up against a team like Brazil who are playing on their home soil. Nonetheless, they have pulled off surprises so far in this competition and will be looking forward to pulling off another unexpected surprise this Sunday.
Going into this game, they will most likely setup in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Knowing that Brazil will most likely have more of the ball, their gameplan in this game will mostly be to they stay very compact without allowing any space behind for the Brazilian forwards to exploit and also capitalizing on counter-attacking opportunities to hurt the host nation.
A very exciting fixture and we look forward to a great game of football this Sunday.
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