Spain take on the visitors Brazil in a Friendly International match. The match will be played on Tuesday, March 26th at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid).
Spain will attempt to shine at the Euros. La Furia Roja managed to somewhat remind everyone of their prowess on the last such tournament, for the first time since their golden era of 2008-2012. At Euro 2020, the team reached the semifinals. If it weren't for Donnarumma and his penalty-saving prowess in the post-match shootouts (which he later demonstrated at Wembley against the English in the final), they could have even made it to the decisive round. Of course, following their early exit at the World Cup in Qatar, in the round of 16, it was considered a failure and cost Luis Enrique his job. He was replaced by De la Fuente, and under his tenure, there was only one slip-up last year, an away defeat to Scotland. However, the Spaniards won their qualifying group, also avenging their loss to the Scots. They also clinched the title by winning the Final Four of the Nations League in the Netherlands. During this camp, they decided to play against Latin Americans. First, they met Colombia in London and surprisingly lost to the South American mediocrity.
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Brazil earned their nickname in 2002, winning yet another championship title. Who could have guessed then that since then, they've only reached the semifinals once, at home in 2014, and that too, for a crushing, even humiliating defeat to the Germans. All other Seleção campaigns ended in the quarterfinals, twice under Tite, in 2018 and 2022. Even the second setback with the favorites wasn't forgiven to him. However, a new coach wasn't appointed either a year ago or in the fall, at the start of the new qualification. Supposedly, there was an agreement with Ancelotti, and Carlo was willing to wait until the end of the European season. In the meantime, Fernando Diniz became the interim coach. However, after starting with a couple of expected victories, the Brazilians managed not to win at home against Venezuela and lost three times in a row. Well, Ancelotti extended his contract with Real Madrid. Under such circumstances, the new coach, Dorival Júnior, a seasoned specialist but one who had never worked with national teams before, began. He debuted in a match against another European giant, England. In London, his team pleasantly surprised, defeating Southgate's side.
The sides met 90 years ago when La Furia Roja won 3-1 at the World Cup. However, there have since been a couple of draws alongside four victories for the Seleção. This includes a 3-0 win at the 2013 Confederations Cup – after that, the Europeans and South Americans didn't cross paths. The Europeans are considered favorites and will try to live up to that status. However, considering the results of their previous encounters, it's worth considering under 2.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
