Argentina wins the bloody battle against Brazil

Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in another embarrassing night of South American football. The current world champions won the big classic against Brazil, after the match started half an hour late due to serious incidents that were recorded in the stands, where the security services of the Maracana stadium intervened with force on the Argentine fans.

Brazil lose a qualifying match at home for the first time in their history and end the year in a deep crisis.

The first few minutes of the game offered more of a battle than a football game. With the atmosphere very heated due to everything they experienced before the start of the match, the players did unacceptable actions, such as Gabriel Jesus slapping De Paul and also some simulations that made the match very difficult for the referee. The players were not focused on creating play, but on fighting hard in every action.

As the minutes ticked by, Brazil became sharper in attack and generated some isolated moves that troubled Martínez's goal. First, Marquinhos hit the post and then Martinelli, one of the most active, shot dangerously into the area.

Messi did not appear in the first half and even had some discomfort in his right thigh. He remained on the field, but constantly kept his hand on the part that hurt and looked far from his level.

After the break, Brazil increased their dominance and turned the game towards the Argentine goal, but Martínez stood out by avoiding two clear chances. One of Raphinha and then the defender Romero stopped the ball hit by Martinelli, which was going towards the goal. Rodrygo also created danger with a shot that ended up wide.

However, when the home side were at their best, Argentina were awarded a corner and Otamendi powerfully headed the ball home after beating two rivals on the bounce to silence the stadium.

At 0-1, Argentina were able to slow down and Diniz's substitutions were of little use. Endrick, the talent bought from Real Madrid was activated, but could not change the dynamics of a team that could not react. Moreover, the referee gave Brazil a very strict red card (Joelinton) and from that moment the locals were powerless against the Argentinians.

  (A2 Televizion)