By Sergio Silva
Jun 25, 2024, 12:59 PM EDT
One of the big surprises on this first day of the Copa América United States 2024 was the goalless draw that the Brazilian National Team drew against Costa Rica on Monday in Los Angeles, to which the highest figure of the Canarihna, Vinícius Júnior, did not hesitate to come out and show his face.
The Real Madrid star who is called to be one of the great attractions of the championship recognized that the team led by Dorival Júnior still has many aspects to improve to respond to the favoritism that came to the Cup with the Argentine National Team.
“We know that we have to improve, I also know what I can improve, evolve and do for our team and our country”commented the forward after the game, who is one of the big favorites to win the Ballon d’Or this season.
Vinícius Junior He also remained calm after the result that leaves the Brazilian National Team with only two victories in its last nine games and is confident that things will improve as the games go by in this competition.
“We are going little by little. In the next game I am sure that we are going to play much better because today we already understood what the competition is going to be like, what the fields, the referees and the players are going to be like.”added the player who is aware of the difficulty they will have in this Copa América.
“We have to evolve and continue working to do great things regardless of the circumstances. It is going to be a very difficult Copa América”considered the forward who is coming off a great season with Real Madrid and being a key player in winning the Champions League.
He joins the criticism for the poor state of the field
In these first matches there have been many criticisms that have been made of the playing fields in some stadiums where the Copa América United States 2024 is being played and this Monday Vinícius Júnior joined a list that includes Lionel Scaloni and Ricardo Gareca, among others.
“There are no excuses, but the pitch is certainly annoying. The quality of the fields that we see in the Eurocup are completely different from those here. In addition, this year the measures were reduced to make it even more difficult for us”noted the Brazilian star.
The Brazilian National Team will return to action on Saturday facing Paraguay at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where the Canarinha will seek to add its first three points while the Guaraní team will try to shake off the defeat suffered in its debut against Colombia (2 -1).
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