Argentina vs Brazil Prediction, 07:00 March 26: Tango Country easy to go, hard to return

Prediction before the match Argentina vs Brazil

Argentina is currently leading the South American region with 28 points, 6 points ahead of Ecuador in 2nd place and 7 points ahead of Brazil in 3rd place. The current situation is very favorable for Argentina, and the question for them is probably when will this team officially qualify for the 2026 World Cup, will it be after the match against Brazil?

This possibility is entirely possible because there are 5 more matches left in the qualifying round, the gap between Argentina and the last place in the World Cup group is up to 15 points. That means even if they lose to Brazil, they will officially get the ticket.

That doesn’t mean the reigning world champions can afford to be careless. They have always considered Brazil their most hated neighbor, so matches between the two teams are always tense, even tinged with violence, no matter the circumstances.

Ahead of the match, Brazil's Raphinha added to the heat by declaring he would score and stressing that the match between the two arch-rivals would be more tense than necessary.

"We will beat them... Of course! Beat them! On the pitch and off the pitch if necessary," Raphinha shared. "Of course I will score against Argentina. I will give my all...".

Raphinha's statement caused outrage in Argentina, with local media interpreting his words as a threat, but the Barcelona star himself had his reasons for being so aggressive. In 2021, he was elbowed in the mouth by home defender Nicolas Otamendi, requiring five stitches.

Raphinha is determined to "get revenge" on his opponent

Form, history of confrontations Argentina vs Brazil

Coach Lionel Scaloni refused to make the matter worse and chose to play down the tension. "I won't go into the players' statements, but I know that. The match between Argentina and Brazil is an important match, but it is still just a football match.

There is no need to make a big deal out of it. I still remember the image of Leo (Messi) and Neymar after the Copa America final. That is the image we have to maintain. The best player in the world and maybe the second best player, together as friends. That is the image we have to preserve,” he emphasized.

"This is a game that both teams want to win. We all have friends from Brazil, I know a lot of them, so there is no need to exaggerate. There is no need to think too much about it," the Argentina coach added.

In terms of pure expertise, Argentina clearly has the advantage. In the last 12 matches since the 0-2 defeat to Uruguay, they have won all at home. Meanwhile, Brazil has only won 1 of the last 4 away matches, even losing against Paraguay. In the past 15 years in the land of Tango, Brazil has never won, with 4 of those being defeats.

It seems that, if looking at the current correlation between the two sides, Raphinha's statement is unlikely to come true...

Expected lineup Argentina vs Brazil

Argentina: Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; De Paul, Mac Allister; Simeone, Enzo, Almada; Alvarez.

Brazil: Alisson; Vanderson, Marquinhos, Ortiz, Arana; Joelinton, Andre, Rodrygo, Raphinha; Vinicius, Pedro.

Score prediction: Argentina 2-1 Brazil

Dang Lai

Source: https://tienphong.vn/nhan-dinh-argentina-vs-brazil-07h00-ngay-263-xu-tango-di-de-kho-ve-post1728093.tpo