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Lionel Messi and Thiago Silva in a party Brazil-Argentina

GLASS AMERICA

Thiago Silva on Messi: "we will not cancel it, it is almost impossible with a player of this level"

Published:10/07/2021 - 20:42h

Updated:11/07/2021 - 01:36h

Thiago Silva, captain of the selection of Brazil, admitted that cancel to Lionel Messi is almost impossible but that are prepared to reduce his played offensive

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Thiago Silva, captain of the selection of Brazil, that this Saturday will measure in front of Argentina in the mythical Maracaná by the title of the Glass America, admitted this Friday that cancel to Lionel Messi is almost impossible, but that the 'canarinha' prepared to reduce to the minimum his played offensive stop to have greater opportunities to win.

"Have our form to play and in front of Argentina will keep our game because we believe in him, although the difficulty will be different because they have Messi, a player that desequilibra", exposed the defender of Chelsea English during a previous press conference to the big final of the tournament of selections more ancient of the world.

"We do not go it to cancel because it is almost impossible to cancel to a player of this level, but yes go to minimise his offensive actions so that it do not have spaces and go to neutralise his played mainly with the players of articulation, to which looks for all the time", added the Brazilian captain.

In his opinion, Argentina depends on Leo

Likewise, Thiago Silva has showed sure that Argentina depends on what do Lionel Messi in field of course due to the fact that it is a player that marks the difference, although it admitted that there are other footballers, those that happen him the balloon, with which Brazil also has to have care.

"We have to give him attention to these players and redoblar the attention in Messi because it is a player that desequilibra, as Neymar desequilibra for Brazil. It will be a big duel, but expect that Neymar can be in a more inspired day", said the captain of the 'canarinha'. Besides, the central affirmed that the classical between Brazil and Argentinian is always very special, especially treating of a final of the Glass America.

Fans in the Maracaná

Thiago referred also on the possibility that they can attend 7.200 inflate to the Maracaná, authorised this Friday by the city council, favourable an additional motivation for the final: "will be going back to the normality. It is not the ideal. But it is the return to the stadiums little by little as it occurred in Europe. The important is to be prepared for the party and do the best to be able to celebrate in the Maracaná although it was with only the 10 % of his capacity".

First final Brazil-Argentina from 2007

The final of Glass America of this Saturday in the Maracaná between Brazil, host and valid champion, and Argentina, will be the first final between the eternal rival sudamericanos from that celebrated duel in the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela, in his edition of 2007. In said final, Brazil imposed contundentemente on the 'albiceleste'… will repeat the result?

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