Bola.net – The Brazilian national team is on a tough road in the 2024 Copa America knockout phase. Well, the situation got worse because Brazil couldn’t play Vinicius Junior in the last 8 round.
Brazil qualified for the 2024 Copa America quarter-finals as runners-up in Group D. The team prepared by coach Dorival Junior will meet the winner of Group C, namely Uruguay.
In this knockout phase, Brazil is on a difficult path. In addition to Uruguay, Brazil has the potential to meet Colombia before advancing to the final. This is not an easy path for Brazil.
Uruguay performed very well in the group stage, always winning all three matches played and scoring nine goals. Well, in this match, Brazil can not play Vinicius Junior.
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Who Will Replace Vinicius?
Copa America 2024: Brazil’s Vinicius Junior celebrates his goal (c) AP Photo/David Becker
Vinicius is one of Brazil’s key players in the 2024 Copa America group stage. The 23-year-old winger performed well on matchday two, when Brazil won 4-1 over Paraguay. Vinicius scored two goals.
Well, Vinicius is confirmed to be absent from the last 8 match against Uruguay. How is that possible?
Vinicius will be absent due to accumulation of yellow cards. The Real Madrid player received yellow cards in the duels against Paraguay and Colombia. So, he must miss one match and that is in the last 8 round.
Dorival has several options to replace Vinicius. Gabriel Martinelli is the first option. In addition, there are Rodrygo and Endrick who could play Vinicius’ role.
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Performance is not stable
Brazil’s Raphinha and Danilo celebrate scoring against Colombia at the 2024 Copa America. (c) AP Photo/Tony Avelar
Vinicius’ presence is very important for the Brazilian camp. The loss of Vinicius is predicted to have a big impact on Brazil’s performance in the 2024 Copa America Round of 8.
Moreover, Brazil’s performance has not been convincing enough in the group phase. Brazil has never lost, but a 0-0 draw in the duel against Costa Rica is not a good result.
Brazil also struggled in the duel against Colombia on the third matchday of Group D. Brazil has not performed consistently in the three group stage matches of the 2024 Copa America.
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Round of 8 Schedule
Brazil National Team Fans at the 2024 Copa America (c) AP Photo/David Becker
Here is the complete schedule for the 2024 Copa America Round of 8:
Thursday, July 5, 2024
- 08.00 WIB: Argentina vs Ecuador
Friday, July 6, 2024
- 08.00 WIB: Venezuela vs Canada
Sunday, July 8, 2024
- 05.00 WIB: Colombia vs Panama
- 08.00 WIB: Uruguay vs Brazil
Copa America 2024 Round of 8 Chart (c) Wiki
