This Tuesday, the Brazilian team plays a friendly against Spain. The ball rolls onto the lawn of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, in Madrid, starting at 5:30 pm (Brasília time).
Brazil arrives excited after beating England at Wembley, on Dorival Júnior’s debut. Young Endrick came off the bench to score the goal in the visitors’ 1-0 victory.
The match will be special for Vinícius Júnior, who will play at home. The striker has stood out wearing the Real Madrid shirt and highlighted that he will fulfill a dream by defending his country at his team’s stadium.
“It will be a dream to play at home here in Spain wearing the national team’s shirt. And for the first time with the fans against it. It will be a very important duel for the two teams, some of the biggest in the world, which has not been played for a long time. they face. We like to play against the best, like against England. We managed to play a great game. I’m very happy and excited. I hope Brazil can win,” he said.
This will be the team’s last friendly before the Copa América. The tournament is scheduled for June, in the United States.
On the other hand, Spain is coming off a bitter 1-0 defeat to Colombia, in London. Now, Luis de la Fuente’s men are looking for a recovery to arrive in good spirits for the Euro Cup, scheduled for June.
“It’s a game to which we attach great importance, it could perfectly be a semi-final or a World Cup final, it’s a great opponent”, said the coach.
“We know how important the game is to improve. When you face an opponent like Brazil there is more focus, more attention, and we want to live up to everything that is generated around a game like this”, he added.
This will be only the 10th meeting between Brazil and Spain. Brazilians have the advantage. with five wins, two defeats and two draws. The last clash was in 2013, when the Seleção beat the Spanish 3-0, in the final of the Confederations Cup.
DATASHEET
SPAIN X BRAZIL
Local: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain
Data: March 26, 2024, Tuesday
Time: 5:30 pm (Brasília time)
Referee: João Pinheiro
Assistants: Bruno Jesus and Luciano Maia
SPAIN: Unai Simón; Daniel Carvajal, Robin Le Normand, Laporte and José Gayà; Rodri, Fabián Ruiz and Dani Olmo; Mikel Oyarzabal, Lamine Yamal and Álvaro Morata.
Technician: Luis de la Fuente
BRAZIL: Benedict; Danilo, Fabrício Bruno, Beraldo and Wendel; Bruno Guimarães, João Gomes and Lucas Paquetá; Vini, Rodrygo and Raphinha
Coach: Dorival Júnior
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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