With a mixed eight FIFA World Cup triumphs between them, Brazil and Argentina are sometimes recognised as the 2 main heavyweights in South American soccer.
The two nations have produced a variety of the best gamers ever. The fixture fuels debate within the everlasting Diego Maradona vs Pele ‘GOAT’ dialog, whereas trendy-day legend Lionel Messi has usually battled Neymar – two gamers named by Maradona and Pele as their successors – on the worldwide scene.
The Albiceleste’s clashes with the Selecao are sometimes fiercely aggressive and may present moments of nice controversy, with neither facet keen to offer an inch to their continental neighbours.
Also generally known as Superclasico de las Americas, here is the entire head-to-head record in video games between Brazil and Argentina.
This match ended at practically 02:00 native time in Buenos Aires, so it is protected to say Vicente de la Mata’s two objectives in further time are among the many newest strikes within the lovely sport’s lengthy and storied historical past.
Argentina and Brazil had already squared off earlier than within the 1937 Campeonato Sudamericano, the previous claiming a 1-0 win because of Enrique Garcia’s effort, and so they met once more in a play-off after producing equivalent information of 4 wins and a loss apiece within the first part.
A tough-hitting remaining that includes a good few bust-ups required further time to provide a winner. De la Mata’s two objectives ensured Argentina gained their fifth continental trophy.
World Cup failures are taken fairly laborious by Brazil. As record 5-time winners, the Selecao’s purpose is at all times reclaiming the gold trophy, however their hopes got here to an abrupt finish within the final 16 again in 1990 at Turin’s Stadio Delle Alpi.
Brazil hadn’t thrilled the Italian crowds on the World Cup like in earlier tournaments and their wastefulness within the remaining third helped La Albiceleste resist their stress and strike the sport’s solely aim because of some Diego Maradona magic.
The former Napoli star dribbled ahead and unlocked the Brazil defence to ship Claudio Caniggia by to spherical goalkeeper Claudio Taffarel and rating.
Brazil despatched a youthful Selecao squad to the 2004 Copa America finals, with stars like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Cafu and Roberto Carlos – all of whom gained the World Cup two years prior – left at house.
Carlos Alberto Parreira’s younger weapons all put themselves firmly in rivalry for the 2006 World Cup by securing a monumental victory in opposition to Argentina within the remaining, having bested Mexico and Uruguay within the knockout phases.
Having been focused with criticism within the construct-as much as the event, Adriano netted seven objectives together with a 93rd-minute equaliser to ship the ultimate to further time and finally penalties, the place Brazil triumphed 4-2.
Three years later Brazil and Argentina performed in a second consecutive Copa America remaining, although this time the margin of victory to the previous was a lot greater.
An early Julio Baptista strike had the Selecao in management earlier than a Dani Alves cross was diverted into his personal web by Roberto Ayala. Alves then grabbed the third from Vagner Love’s cross to verify Brazil’s eighth triumph within the competitors.
Played on the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Lionel Messi scored his second worldwide hat-trick for Argentina in an exhilarating 4-3 victory over Brazil.
In a sport that additionally noticed Marcelo and Ezequiel Lavezzi despatched off late on, Romulo put the Selecao forward earlier than two objectives from Messi within the house of 4 minutes edged La Albiceleste in entrance.
Second-half efforts from Oscar and Hulk noticed the pendulum swing once more, however Federico Fernandez’s header levelled issues up earlier than Messi accomplished his treble with the match-winner within the eighty fifth minute.
Messi needed to wait till the latter phases of his Argentina profession for main trophies at worldwide stage, his first lastly arriving in 2021 as Argentina beat Brazil within the Copa America remaining.
Angel Di Maria’s lob within the twenty second minute was sufficient for Messi and co to beat the likes of Neymar, Thiago Silva, Casemiro and Vinicius Junior to the title.
Brazil vs Argentina – Complete H2H record
Brazil vs Argentina – World Cup H2H record
Brazil vs Argentina – Copa America H2H record
Top scorers in Brazil vs Argentina fixtures
|
Player |
Team represented |
Goals |
|---|---|---|
|
Pele |
Brazil |
8 |
|
Emilio Baldonedo |
Argentina |
7 |
|
Leonidas |
Brazil |
7 |
|
Herminio Masantonio |
Argentina |
6 |
|
Noberto Mendez |
Argentina |
5 |
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