FORMER FLAMENGO ANDREAS PEREIRA TAKES URUGUAY'S FAVORITISM AND HIGHLIGHTS BRAZIL'S STRENGTH

On Saturday night (6), Brazil and Uruguay face each other in a match valid for the quarter-finals of the Copa América, at 10pm, in Las Vegas, United States. Ahead of the confrontation, former Flamengo player Andreas Pereira held a press conference and highlighted that the Brazilian team is better than the Uruguayans

“The Uruguay team is qualified, it has many good players. But our midfield is very good. Everyone plays in the Premier League, they are very qualified. If you take it name by name, we have a team that they would dream of having in Uruguay." 

“I think that Brazil, being Brazil, will always be the favorite. Even from what we demonstrated in competition and the players the team has. But, if everyone says that Uruguay is the favorite, they could be the favorites... We will arrive and win this game.”

COMPARISON BETWEEN BRAZIL AND URUGUAY IN THE COPA AMÉRICA

Uruguay arrives for the quarter-finals of the Copa América as favorites. This is because the team led by Marcelo Bielsa still doesn't know what it means to lose in the competition. they won all three games and scored nine points in the group stage. Thus, Celeste has the best attack in the championship. Brazil is not the favorite, having drawn two matches and won only one, being among the worst attacks.

Furthermore, despite Brazil having great stars from goal to attack, the one that seems to have a more integrated team is Uruguay. This is because Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, Viña, Darwin Nuñez and many others are Celeste's highlights in this. Copa America. Thus, Andreas Pereira's speech seems to be a little hasty.

FOCUS ON THE QUARTER-FINALS

After drawing with Colombia, Brazil finished second in Group D and will face Uruguay. Thus, the teams enter the field this Saturday (6), at 10pm, looking to qualify for the semi-finals. Flamengo's stars, De La Cruz, Matías Viña and Arrascaeta will be on the field against Canarinho.