The Brazilian National Team has been undefeated against Paraguay for 16 years. Out of the nine games played since then, they have won four and drawn five. It is with this positive track record that the team led by Dorival Junior faces the opponents at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (USA) on this Friday night (28th) at 10pm (Brasilia time) for the second round of the Copa América. The last defeat against the Paraguayans happened on June 15, 2008, by 2-0, in the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers.
The Seleção will take the field with the goal of achieving the first victory in the competition, after the goalless draw against Costa Rica on Monday (24th) at the SoFi Stadium in Las Vegas. Paraguay, on the other hand, was beaten by Colombia 2-1 at the NRG Stadium in Houston (USA) and also needs the three points.
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In the most recent clash, on February 1, 2022, the Brazilians thrashed 4-0 at the Mineirão, in a match valid for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Raphinha, Phillippe Coutinho, Antony and Rodrygo were the scorers.
Brazil and Paraguay have been facing each other for over a century. The first meeting took place in the 1921 Copa América and ended with a 3-0 Brazilian triumph. Throughout this long history, the national teams have disputed the victory in 82 games. The green and yellow team emerged victorious in 49 of them, in addition to 22 draws and 11 losses, with 179 goals scored and 66 conceded.
In Copa Américas, there were 31 matches, with 13 victories for the Brazilian National Team, 11 draws and seven defeats. In the South American competition, the last duel was decided on penalties and was worth a place in the semifinals of the 2019 edition, hosted in Brazil. At the Arena do Grêmio, on June 27, Alisson saved Gustavo Gómez’s shot and ensured the classification of the Seleção, who won the title shortly afterwards against Peru at the Maracanã.
On May 11, 1949, the Brazilian National Team inflicted their biggest rout on Paraguay: 7-0 in the final match of the Copa América, then called the South American. The result was obtained at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro, with three goals from Ademir Menezes and two from Jair Rosa Pinto and Tesourinha.
