Brazil v Argentina - 10/11/16 23:45 - Belo Horizonte

[backstothewall]

Brazil going back to Belo Horizonte for the first time since Germany humiliated them there in the World Cup.

Brazil:
Goalkeepers: Allison (AS Roma), Alex (Flamengo), Weverton (Atletico Paranaense)

Defenders: Gil (Shandong), Marquinhos (PSG), Miranda (Inter Milan), Rodrigo Caio (Sao Paulo), Thiago Silva (PSG), Daniel Alves (Juventus), Fagner (Corinthians), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid) Marcelo (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Giuliano (Zenit St Petersburg), Lucas Lima (Santos), Paulinho (Guanghzou), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Renato Augusto (Beijing), Willian (Chelsea)

Forwards: Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras), Neymar (Barcelona)

Argentina:
Goalkeepers: Nahuel Guzman, (Tigres), Sergio Romero (Manchester United), Geronimo Rulli, (Real Sociedad).

Defenders: Martin Demichelis (Espanyol), Mateso Musacchio (Villarreal), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton), Gabriel Mercado, (Sevilla), Facundo Roncaglia (Celta de Vigo), Emanuel Mas (San Lorenzo), Pablo Zabaleta, (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Guido Pizarro (Tigres), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Ever Banega (Inter Milan), Enzo Perez (Valencia), Nicolas Gaitan ( Atlético Madrid), Angel Di Maria (PSG), Julio Buffarini (Sao Paulo), Marcos Acuna (Racing Club).

Forwards: Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Sergio Agüero (Manchester City), Lucas Pratto (Atletico Mineiro).

[BonnieShels]

Hopefully Argentina give em a walloping too.

[backstothewall]

I've nothing but ill feeling towards them until they start playing like Brazil again. A guy like Fernandinho has no more business being in the Brazil squad than i do.

[BonnieShels]

I hope they never do. The death of Brazil is something I will gladly see happen. Ooooh warm fuzzies.

[Real ale Madrid]

Well all the pressure is on Argentina tonight as if they lose and Paraguay beat Peru they will be down to 7th in the Table and in a bit of a scrap to make the top 4.

[backstothewall]

Neymar's run and Funes Mori's 'tackle'. Over a century of the footballing traditions of 2 countries boiled down to 10 seconds.

Argentina need to get the finger out but there is no doubt that they will.

[BonnieShels]

Eugh...

[backstothewall]

You know the score then?

What do you have against Brazil?

[BonnieShels]

Have just never enjoyed watching them. They were kinda irrelevant to my life when I started getting into soccer in the late 80s. Was always more of an Argentine kinda guy. With a dash of Italy and the Netherlands.

There's just something very irritating about them. They remind of Liverpool in that entitled kinda way. Plus Pele is a sap.

[backstothewall]

Crisis? What crisis?

That's Brazil qualified. First country to do so (excluding Russia as hosts). Playing some smashing football according to Tim Vickery

[BonnieShels]

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo