Copa America 2011 – Brazil versus Ecuador: Match Preview
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-c4309 Kempes on 14th of July, 2011 as both the teams look to seal their place in the last eight teams of the 2011 Copa America. Both the teams are in precarious situations in
Group B and it will be interesting to see how they approach this match in question, thus let’s take a look at their preparations of their pen-ultimate group stage encounter...
Brazil
The defending champions of the 2011 Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390, Brazil are placed second in the Copa America Group B rankings at the moment. Brazil have had an unimpressive Copa America tournament thus far as they have drawn both of their Group
B encounters. They drew against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Venezuela-c3039 in the first match of the tournament and then drew against Paraguay in the second one as well. Their nil all draw with Venezuela was seen as a stepping stone towards greater things but that wasn’t the case as Brazil
nearly succumbed to a defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paraguay-c2979 until Fred rescued them with an wonderful second half performance.
Nonetheless, now Brazil find themselves in a situation where they must avoid defeat against Ecuador if they want to progress past the group stages into the quarterfinals. Brazil have won two of their last five encounters at the
international level. Their last win over Ecuador came in the FIFA 2010 World Cup qualification in 2007 when they defeated their continental neighbours by five goals to nil. Brazil also defeated http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ecuador-c2889 during the last Copa America competition in 2007 when
they won by a solitary goal during the group stages.
Ecuador
At the bottom of Group B at the moment, Ecuador are on the brink of elimination from the 2011 Copa America tournament. The South American minnows have been the whipping boys of Group B thus far as they lost their last match to
Venezuela. However before that they gained a crucial draw against Paraguay. Ecuador only have a single point in the group stages up till now but a win against Brazil means that they will progress given that Paraguay fail to win in their respective encounter
against Venezuela. Thus Luis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Valencia-c6345’s team are not the masters of their own fate for now.
Out of their last five competitive fixtures, Ecuador have drawn four and lost one which goes to show their wayward form. In their last meeting with the Brazilian national team, Ecuador managed to defend resolutely and gained a
one all draw in the end in March of 2009 when both the teams met in the qualifications stages for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Team News
Brazil will start with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robinho-c31382 will be left out of Brazil’s starting line up
as Fred would replace him.
Expected Brazil line up: Cesar, Alves, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fred-c14136, Neymar, Pato
Ecuador are still fretting on the fitness levels of Luis Antonio Valencia who sustained an ankle knock in their first group stage match. It will be interesting to see whether or not they risk the Manchester United winger in this
do or die encounter.
Expected Ecuador line up: Elizaga, Ayovi, Rafael Erazo, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Felipe-Caicedo-c13525, Christian Benitez
Prediction
Brazil are expected to win this match despite their woeful performances in their previous two Copa America group stage matches. Their offensive strength will prove to be too much for the South American minnows. Prediction: Brazil
2 – 0 Ecuador.
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