Four years ago, the Brazilian soccer team was crowned continental champion in front of a crowd at the Maracanã. With Tite on the bench, Canarinha capped off the 2019 Copa América in perfect fashion by defeating Peru 3-1 in the grand final. Éverton, Gabriel Jesus and Richarlison scored for the host, while Paolo Guerrero scored for La Blanquirroja.
That match crowned a great campaign by the Seleção, which asserted its status as home throughout the entire championship. Undefeated, and with many names still in the squad, Brazil won what would be its last title in a long time.
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The last formation that gave a title to Brazil
Brazil’s starting lineup in that final was: Alisson; Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Alex Sandro; Arthur, Casemiro; Gabriel Jesus, Philippe Coutinho, Everton and Roberto Firmino. In the second half, Richarlison, Allan and Éder Militão entered. As can be seen, most of those footballers still represent the National Team.
However, many of those players are no longer what they once were. The Seleção is going through a complex moment, in which it seeks to make the transition to a new generation in the least abrupt way possible, although it does not seem to have a clear direction.
Since Tite left his position after the disappointment in Qatar 2022, the CBF has not agreed on who should be his successor, so Ramon Menezes continues as interim coach. The strongest rumor is that Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins in 2024, once his contract at Real Madrid ends. In any case, the outlook is still somewhat uncertain for a team accustomed to success.
The great campaign of Brazil in the Copa América 2019
Brazil won that CONMEBOL contest from end to end. They finished the group stage as the leader of Group A, in which they thrashed Bolivia (3-0) and Peru (5-0) as well as drawing 0-0 against Venezuela. That is, they advanced to the quarterfinals with an undefeated fence. They had to make an effort to eliminate Paraguay on penalties, but then they hit the table against Argentina (2-0) in the semifinals. It’s been a long time, and the desire of all Brazilians is to return to those glory days that seem to be in the past.
