Brazil have been humiliated 4-1 by means of sour competitors Argentina in South American Global Cup qualifiers on Tuesday because the drive fixed on supervisor Dorival Jr after his facet have been comprehensively outplayed and lucky to not lose by means of extra.
After edging Colombia 2-1 at house on Thursday, Brazil got here crashing again to earth towards the arena champions, who began the rout with a close-range strike by means of Julián Álvarez 4 mins after kick-off.
Álvarez took a thru move from Thiago Almada in his stride and kept away from two defenders sooner than beating the advancing goalkeeper Bento with a steady contact to his proper.
“It is a workforce victory. We performed as a workforce, and that is the reason why we have been ready to reduce Brazil,” Argentina trainer Lionel Scaloni mentioned.
“I in reality do not know if it is our best victory, we have performed nice video games and doing good things in them. A workforce has to grasp what to do in several scenarios, and this night, the men did nice.”
A zero-0 draw between Uruguay and Bolivia previous on Tuesday had sealed Argentina’s spot on the 2026 Global Cup as they was the primary South American workforce to qualify for the event in North The united states.
Argentina beat Brazil 4-1 after securing their position on the 2026 Global Cup.
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Even with out the injured Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez Argentina have been streets forward in their competitors and they didn’t have to attend lengthy to increase their lead with Enzo Fernández making it 2-0 within the twelfth minute.
An incredible workforce target noticed Rodrigo de Paul, Almada and Álvarez mix sooner than Fernandez completed off Nahuel Molina’s low pass on the some distance submit.
Argentina have been in complete regulate and passing the ball round to chants of “Ole” from a sold-out crowd on the Huge Stadium in Buenos Aires when Brazil pulled one again, a mistake from defender Cristian Romero gifting Matheus Cunha a target within the twenty sixth minute.
However Argentina restored their two-goal lead within the thirty seventh minute thru Alexis Mac Allister, who fired house from a Fernandez pass following some other excellent workforce transfer.
Argentina, who’ve now not misplaced to Brazil in six years, wasted a number of probabilities to increase their lead sooner than exchange Giuliano Simeone wrapped up the scoring within the 71st minute, handing Brazil their heaviest defeat in a Global Cup qualifier.
“Our plan for nowadays’s fit did not paintings from the primary minute. I’ve to recognise what took place, how our rival outplayed us and so they deservedly were given the victory,” Brazil trainer Dorival Junior mentioned after the fit.
“It is a vital defeat and we’re in a sophisticated, tricky procedure. However I don’t have any doubt that we will give you the option out.”
Argentina most sensible the South American standings with 31 issues from 14 fits, 17 issues transparent of seventh-placed Bolívia, who these days hang the spot for the global playoffs.
Brazil are fourth on 21 issues.
“All people can do higher than this. It is not best about Dorival,” Brazil captain Marquinhos mentioned.
“This isn’t best the trainer’s fault, it’s the gamers too. We want to have our heads in the proper position. They (Argentina) additionally had tricky occasions sooner than and so they overcame it. We will do it too.”
