International Friendly 2019 – Brazil vs Argentina

After the clashes between two South America giants, Brazil and Argentina in the Copa América 2019, they faced each other again in an International Friendly. This was an event named Brazil Global Tour 2019, which these two teams played against each other at the King Saud University Stadium, Saudi Arabia.

Both teams treated this game seriously. In this tactical analysis, we will show you the tactics of Brazil and Argentina.

Lineups

On paper, Tite instructed his team to play in a 4-3-3 formation. It was like the final games in the Copa América 2019, while some players got their chances to perform themselves. Since no home-based players were called in the squad, Danilo played on the right of the defence. Meanwhile, partner of Thiago Silva was Éder Militão instead of Marquinhos. Lucas Paquetá also started given Philippe Coutinho was on the bench. Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus, once again, started as a right-winger in the international team.

All ten outfield players chosen by Lionel Scaloni were playing in major European Leagues. It was a rare occasion given the domestic players liked Cristian Pavón and Renzo Saravia played a huge part in the team in previous years. It was still the 4-4-2 formation, with Lionel Messi started with Lautaro Martínez on the front line. Two players were new and got two caps before this game, they were Lucas Ocampos and the Boca Juniors goalkeeper Esteban Andrada.