Who was in the starting lineup? Brazil won the Copa America on … – Sambafoot.com

Four years ago, the Brazilian football team was crowned continental champion in front of an audience in Maracanã. With Tite on the bench, Canarinha closed the 2019 Copa América in perfect fashion by beating Peru 3-1 in the Grand Final. Éverton, Gabriel Jesus and Richarlison scored for the host, while Paolo Guerrero scored for La Blanquirroja.

That game was the culmination of a great campaign by the Seleção, who maintained their home status throughout the championship. Undefeated, and with many names left in the squad, Brazil won what would be its last title in a long time.

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The last formation that gave Brazil a title

Brazil’s starting line-up in that final was: Alisson; Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Alex Sandro; Arthur, Casemiro; Gabriel Jesus, Philippe Coutinho, Everton and Roberto Firmino. In the second half Richarlison, Allan and Éder Militão came in. As can be seen, most of those footballers still represent the national team.

However, many of those players are not what they once were. The Seleção is going through a complex moment, in which it tries to make the transition to a new generation in the least abrupt way, although it seems to have no clear direction.

Since Tite resigned after the disappointment in Qatar 2022, the CBF has not yet agreed on who should be his successor, so Ramon Menezes continues as interim coach. The strongest rumor is that Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins in 2024, when his contract with Real Madrid expires. In any case, the outlook is still somewhat uncertain for a team that is used to success.

Brazil’s big campaign in the Copa América 2019

Brazil won that CONMEBOL game from start to finish. They finished the group stage as the leader of Group A, beating Bolivia (3-0) and Peru (5-0) to draw 0-0 against Venezuela. That is, they advanced to the quarterfinals with an undefeated fence. They had to struggle to eliminate Paraguay on penalties, but then they went against Argentina (2-0) in the semi-finals. It’s been a long time and the wish of all Brazilians is to return to those glory days that seem to be in the past.