After Brazil, Argentina also qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Argentine national team around superstar Lionel Messi bought the World Cup ticket in the South America qualification despite a goalless draw against Seleçao because Chile lost 2-0 (0-1) to Ecuador.
In a very intense game at the Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan, Argentina and Brazil had too few scoring opportunities. This did not detract from the mood: The Argentine national team and above all Messi put the Argentine fans in the province into a fever. They had queued for hours in the past few days to get a ticket and were happy to see the last injured Messi live in action.
Neymar was absent due to muscle problems with the Brazilians, who had one of the best opportunities through Vinícius Jr. in a one-on-one against Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
Fred also hit the bar.
The Argentine Nicolás Otamendi escaped the red card after an elbow blow against Raphinha and the decision by the video assistant.
Raphinha was bleeding from her lip and was sewn with five stitches, according to the Brazilian sports portal "Globoesporte".
In the South American qualification for the World Cup next winter, Brazil leads (35 points) ahead of Argentina (29), who have also already qualified, and Ecuador is third.
Argentina and Brazil each have one game less than the other teams, as their game in Sao Paulo was abandoned after a few minutes in early September.
Officials of the Brazilian health authority Anvisa had wanted to remove three Argentines playing for English clubs because of alleged violations of the corona regulations.