The Republic of Peru is located in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia in the north, bordering Brazil and Bolivia in the east, Chile in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west.
As one of the ancient centers of Indian civilization on the American continent, it once gave birth to the world-famous Little North civilization, Moche culture, and Inca civilization. The latter became the largest Inca Empire in South America in the pre-Columbian period.
The 41st America's Cup will be held here.
The host, Peru, was once strong, and in the 1970s it was second only to Brazil and Argentina in South America. They have won the America's Cup twice, four times into the World Cup finals and twice in the Olympics.
But Peru has been out of the World Cup since 1982, and has always been positioned in the last few places in the qualifiers.
In this edition of the America's Cup, in order to prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games, many participating teams have chosen to send a lineup mainly dominated by u23 players, such as Paraguay. The Brazilian team also chose a young player-based lineup. This is because most of the big names playing in Europe have entered the holiday, and they are not eager for the America's Cup. They won in both the 97 and 99 matches. champion. So Pereira would rather take a long vacation for those star players and choose to inspect young players.
Although Brazil's large roster is a bit controversial, it is generally satisfactory to fans.
The goalkeepers are Fabio from Da Gama and Giulio Cesar from Flamengo. Defenders include Chris Cruzeiro, Maicon, Mancini Jr. from Rome, and Gustavoneri from São Paulo. Gilberto of San Caetano, Juan of Leverkusen, Bolden of Stuttgart and Louisson of Benfica.
The midfielders are Dudu from Japan's Presore, Renato and Diego of Santos, Felipe of Flamengo, Kleiberson of Manchester United, Alex of Cruzeiro and Arsenal Edu, and São Paulo veteran Baptista.
The choice of the striker is the least controversial. They have just transferred from Santos to Oliveira in Valencia, Adriano, São Paulo Fabiano and Ricardo just repurchased by Inter.
Although Kaka is u23 in age, he was injured at the end of the Serie A and could not keep up with the America's Cup.
Although it is only the u23 team, this team can not be underestimated, especially the front line formed by Adriano, Fabiano and Ricardo, it is difficult to find rivals throughout South America.
In the training, Pereira used the most 442 formation, the striker partner is the combination of Adriano and Ricardo.
This has caused some dissatisfaction among Brazilian fans, who prefer the combination of Ricardo and Fabiano. Because the pair has proven themselves countless times before their eyes, they are in a brazen position in Brazil's domestic arena; and Adriano is too far away from them, and the technology is not delicate enough, the body is too strong, they are considered "not enough Brazil".
The Brazilian team was divided into Group C in this match. The opponents in the same group were Chile, Costa Rica and Paraguay.
Needless to say, Costa Rica was blood-torn by the Brazilian team in the World Cup two years ago. It has never won Brazil in the history of the competition, and the Brazilians never worry about losing to such an opponent.
Chile and Paraguay are both strong opponents, especially Chile. Although stars such as Ssalsa, Navia and Pizarro are absent, they cannot be underestimated.
It's not easy for Brazil to get started.
On the evening of July 4, the entire Brazilian team boarded a plane from Rio de Janeiro to Arequipa, Peru. In an interview before boarding, Pereira said: "I don't think we will play at the highest level in the first game because the team members have never worked together."
"I think we have the strength to win the championship. Despite Ronny's absence, we are still the best team in South America. We will not fear any opponents. However, the strongest team in this competition is undoubtedly Argentina. They brought The first team, this will definitely work. They have a team that is ready. They didn't play the last time. Now they may have a little pressure and must send the main lineup to play. "
"Adriano or Fabiano? I will determine the starter based on their performance in training."
"Ricardo has proved to us that he is one of the best players in Brazil. When he played against Argentina (World Cup qualifier), the goal he scored on the bench was very beautiful. In the national team, he has Performed brilliantly many times. I have no reason not to let him play. "
"Cleiberson's injury is our loss, but the Brazilian team has a lot of excellent talent, and I believe we can find a good substitute."
Chilean coach Olmos expressed his respect for Brazil when looking forward to the first game: "Brazil is Brazil. Whether it is the first team or the second team, they are all Brazil. They are world champions. I hope the boys are playing with Brazil. When the teams play against each other, they can learn something. Of course, we will not easily give up. We are growing rapidly, and we have threatened the strength of the Brazilian team. "
"Brazil's best player? I think it should be Adriano. His goal in Serie A is like hemp. He can become the main force of Inter Milan and prove his strength. He can become one of the best players in the world. 1. Of course, Ricardo is also great. Some of his performances are fantastic. The most amazing thing is that he is only 18 years old. He has unlimited possibilities Alex is also very good. Player, he is one of the best midfielders I have ever seen. "
Both sides complimented their opponents before the match. As a result, on the day of the match on July 9, the two sides worked out a total solution from the beginning. It can be seen that Brazil wants to win the game, and Chile is not willing to give up the victory. . The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, and the referee showed three yellow cards in the first 20 minutes.
Ricardo and Adriano are striker partners. Among them, Adriano is on the left and is ahead. While Ricardo is on the right, he often retreats. His tactical responsibility is equivalent to a pseudo-9. Pereira's task is not to score a goal, but to assist the captain Alex to organize an attack or use his personal ability. After the breakthrough, a threat ball was passed to deliver Adriano shells.
Of course, he can also try to score by himself when necessary, but he did not have the unlimited right to fire in São Paulo.
In the first 20 minutes, he did not shoot once, but sent two wonderful passes, but Adriano did not seem to have found the game status, and the two haste shots did not create enough threats.
Like Brazil, this Chile team was also newly formed, facing the same problems as Brazil, that is, lack of tacit cooperation and frequent mistakes in passing.