The best start for Brazil in 51 years ... and Argentina is chasing it

Brazil and Argentina are trying to tweet out of the flock in the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. The first made its best start in the qualifiers in 51 years, with its fourth successive victory over its stubborn Uruguayan host 2-0 yesterday, while the second returned with its star Lionel Messi with points from Peru with two goals. Clean well.

Brazil, with its legend Pele and the likes of Tostao, had scored six consecutive victories at the start of the 1970 World Cup qualifiers, which won his title later in Mexico.

Brazil raised its lead with 12 full points, two points behind Argentina, which compensated for its last draw with Paraguay, while Colombia suffered a humiliating loss on the ground of Ecuador 1-6, so the latter rose to third place with nine points.

And at the famous "Centenario" stadium in Montevideo, Brazil logically decided its confrontation with Uruguay in the first half, with two goals from Arthur's shot from outside the area that rebounded from the defense into the net (34) and a beautiful header by Richarlison after a cross from Renan Lodi (45), taking advantage of the striker’s absence Luis Suarez, infected with the emerging coronavirus, then the other striker, Edinson Cavani, was sent off in the second half.

Brazil, whose star Neymar missed for the second match in a row due to injury, seems to be in a comfortable position to book one of the four qualifying cards for South America, noting that the five-time world champion (a record) is the only one who has not missed the World Cup since its launch in 1930 in Uruguay specifically.

In the second match, Argentina compensated for its last draw with Paraguay with a deserved 2-0 victory over Peru in Lima, with the goals of its attackers, Nicholas Gonzales (22 years) and Lautaro Martinez (23 years). The world six times.

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