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It’s not often that Brazil comes into a tournament with something to prove, but that is exactly the position they are in at the Copa America. They are still trying to live down the 7-1 beating they took at the hands of Germany in the World Cup semi-final last summer, and you get the sense that nothing short of winning this tournament will make that go away. They will start the tournament on Sunday night when they face Peru in a Group C soccer betting match-up.
Copa America Peru vs Brazil: Game Info
Date: Sunday June 14th, 2015
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Allianz Parque, São Paulo, Brazil
TV: Univision USA, SporTV, Univision TDN
Opening Line: Brazil -1½-130
Brazilian coach Dunga has an embarrassment of riches to choose from in his squad, and while that may seem like a blessing, it can be a curse trying to find the perfect balance and keep everyone happy. The strength of Brazil lies in the middle of the park, where they are totally loaded, but let’s also not forget that they have Neymar just waiting to get on the end of everything that midfield creates. Brazil have done a great job of bouncing back after their horrific World Cup exit, and are a perfect 9-0 since Dunga took over for the second time. During that winning stretch they have scored 20 goals and only given up 2, which means they are coming into this tournament in a rich vein of for. If Brazil can play to expectations, Argentina are really the only team that should cause them any pain.
Peru haven’t really made a major mark on the world stage since 1982, which was the last time they qualified for a World Cup. That said, they did perform well in the last Copa America, ending up with a 3rd place finish in what was admittedly a tournament that was lacking in any real serious competition. The Peru squad is made up of a large collection of veterans, and they will be hoping that experience can carry them out of Group C. They will be looking to Paolo Guerrero to provide the same scoring punch as he did in the last Copa America, where he was the top scorer. Peru appear to be in pretty tough here, as they share a group with Brazil and a very talented Colombian team.
Soccer Lineup
BRAZIL:
Goalkeepers: Jefferson (Botafogo), Diego Alves (Valencia/ESP), Marcelo Grohe (Gremio)
Defenders: David Luiz, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Miranda (Atletico de Madrid);
Lateral defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Filipe Luis (Chelsea), Danilo (Porto), Fabinho (Monaco);
Midfielders: Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Elias (Corinthians), Casemiro (Porto), Everton Ribeiro (Al Ahli-EMI), Douglas Costa (Shakhtar Donetsk), Willian (Chelsea), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool);
Attackers: Neymar (Barcelona), Diego Tardelli (Shandong Luneng), Robinho (Santos) , Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim).
PERU:
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese, Diego Penny.
Defenders: Diego Chavez, Diego Chavez, Jair Cespedes, Christian Ramos, Carlos Zambrano, Yoshimar Yotun.
Midfielders: Oscar Vilchez, Josepmir Ballon, Renato Tapia, Carlos Lobaton, Christofer Gonzales, Paolo Hurtado, Jean Deza, Cristian Benavente, Christian Cueva.
Forwards: Raul Ruidiaz,Andre Carrillo, Irven Avila.
Games between Brazil and Peru tend to be low-scoring affairs, and while I don’t really expect this one to break the trend, I still think Brazil will come away with a comfortable 2-0 win.
