At 8 o'clock in the morning on July 11th, Beijing time, the America's Cup will usher in the final competition. Argentina and Brazil, the two South American powers, will have a peak showdown! This battle is a duel between Neymar and Messi, two former Barcelona teammates. Whether Messi can win his first championship trophy with the national team from Neymar is worth looking forward to! CCTV sports channel CCTV5 will broadcast this game live!
Argentina finally advanced to the Copa America finals with a thrilling 4-3 victory in the semi-finals through a penalty shootout. In this game, Argentina's goalkeeper Midayan Martinez saved 3 penalty kicks, becoming Argentina's biggest success in advancing to the finals. Hero! Looking at the previous Copa America games, Argentina's overall performance was not outstanding. In the first three games of the group stage, they only scored 1 goal against strong teams and achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 draw. It was worth facing two weak teams later. The team has completely opened its goal account. This team still relies too much on Messi's performance!
Argentina has won 14 championship trophies in the history of the America's Cup, but the last time it won the trophy was more than 20 years ago in 1993. In the past 20 years, Argentina has suffered a long championship drought. , Argentina has not had a championship trophy in its honor room for too long! During Argentina's long period without a championship, it happened to be Messi's era. The national team had no results, which also made this football sweetheart questionable. It was believed that the reason why he was able to achieve such outstanding results in personal honors His achievements are more dependent on Barcelona's powerful system. Once he is separated from Barcelona's powerful system, Messi will not be able to do it! The 34-year-old Messi urgently needs a Copa America championship or a World Cup championship to rectify his name. This Copa America is a good opportunity!
The Brazilian team defeated the Peruvian team 1-0 in the semi-finals and advanced to the America's Cup finals. The game was not easy! The Brazilian team's performance in this America's Cup is still good. They won three consecutive games in the first three games and secured the top spot in the group early. After that, they played in a rotating lineup and got a draw in the last game. After entering the knockout rounds, the Brazilian team defeated Chile and Peru with two 1-0 wins in a row and successfully entered the finals. This Brazilian team has more offensive points and does not completely rely on Neymar as a star, which makes this team even more difficult to deal with!
The Brazilian team has won 9 championship trophies in the history of the America's Cup. The most recent victory was at the 46th America's Cup in 2019! In the 10 America's Cups since Argentina last won the America's Cup in 1993, Brazil reached the finals 6 times and won the championship trophy five times, accounting for half of the 10 America's Cup champions. Four of these wins were two-two. Having won back-to-back championships, it is worth looking forward to whether Brazil can win back-to-back championships again this time in the Copa America!
In the recent 10 matches between the two teams, the Brazilian team has a slight advantage with 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, but this advantage is not obvious. The two teams are evenly matched in terms of strength! In this America's Cup final, Messi's performance in Argentina will play a decisive role in the game. Messi has scored 4 goals and contributed 5 assists in this America's Cup. He is the offensive leader of the Argentine team. The engine and the end point; the Brazilian team will not rely too much on Nerma, but more on the overall strength. There are still many players who can stand up and score! This game will be a good show for Messi to fight against the Brazilian wolves alone!
Regarding this game, if analyzed purely from a technical level, Brazil has a higher probability of winning, but from an emotional level, Age Sports still hopes that Messi can lead the Argentine team to win a championship! Regarding this game, which team do you think can win the championship trophy in the end? Feel free to share your views in the comments!
