2021 Copa América ended with a dream final, a 28-year trophyless drought smashed and a first international title for Lionel Messi. Pre-tournament chaos to identify a host nation set the tone for an end-to-end event that averaged 14% more fouls than the Euros, 23% more yellow cards and 45% more...
The Copa America finally came to an end as Argentina lifted the trophy after beating Brazil by Ángel Di María’s only goal. It might not be the most entertaining game as there were not many for Ederson and Emiliano Martínez to do, the match only had six shots on target...
For all the Rossoneri fans, it must be frustrating watching Lucas Paquetá now. The 23-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who only registered one goal and three assists in his 44 appearances for AC Milan, has had a fantastic season with Lyon, which earned him a place with his national team in the...
Brazil always faced Peru in these years, they beat them in the final to win the competition in 2019, while also facing them in the group stage and the semi-final in Copa America 2021. Although the quality of players was ere seemingly suggesting a victory of Brazil was inevitable, Ricardo...
With Colombia still going strong at this year's Copa América, it doesn't surprise to see some of their players impress the most so far. One such player is Zenit's Wilmar Barrios, a 27-year-old defensive midfielder currently dominating the tournament and turning heads. Compared to Tottenham Hotspur’s Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Manchester United’s...
Brazil won the Copa America in 2019, and they are also one of the biggest favourites to win the Copa America 2021. They had a good start in the group stage by topping Group B without a loss, scoring 10 while conceing only twice. They came up against Chile in...
Brazil take on Chile tonight at 1 am UK time at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro in what is likely to be a very interesting quarter-final of the Copa America. Brazil managed to get out of the group stage rather unscathed, winning three of their four...
Paraguay suffered their first loss of Copa América 2021 in their second group game when they came up against one of South America’s big three - Argentina, who have won two and drawn one of their first three group games at this year’s competition. Despite being the second most successful...
Marcelo Moreno Martins is one of the most legendary South American strikers of the last decades but most fans outside the continent, especially the younger ones, probably don’t know him. The top-ever topscorer for Bolivia (25 goals in 78 caps) and third-highest scorer still active in the South America World...
When Argentina faced Chile in their Copa América debut last Monday, there was a big surprise on their starting eleven. The 23-year-old winger Nico González, who plays for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, started ahead of players as important as the new FC Barcelona signing Sergio Agüero or PSG’s star Ángel...
Our latest analysis video, made by RDF Tactics and based on Harshal Patel's analysis, is a look at Brazil's 3-0 win over Venezuela in the opening match of the 2021 Copa America. Do check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more analysis and insight, especially around EURO 2020...
This edition of the Copa America has been dogged with problems and issues for months, with matters coming to a head in the weeks leading up to the tournament when it was confirmed that Colombia would no longer be able to host the tournament. Argentina stepped in instead, but they...
Argentina began their attempt to win the Copa America for a record-equalling 15th time in underwhelming fashion, as they could only draw 1-1 with Chile in their opening match. Lionel Messi scored with a trademark free-kick from around 25 yards to open the scoring for Argentina - this goal also...
The Copa America 2021 kicked off on Sunday night, with hosts Brazil playing Venezuela in Brasilia. Brazil picked up a comfortable 3-0 win to get their Copa America 2021 campaign off to the perfect start, with goals from Marquinhos, Neymar and Gabriel Barbosa. Venezuela were on the back foot for...
The Copa America 2021 kicked off on Sunday night, with hosts Brazil playing Venezuela in Brasilia. Brazil picked up a comfortable 3-0 win to get their Copa America 2021 campaign off to the perfect start, with goals from Marquinhos, Neymar and Gabriel Barbosa. Venezuela were on the back foot for...
