The Republic of Peru is located in the western part of South America, bordered by Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

As one of the centers of ancient Indian civilization on the American continent, it once gave birth to the world-famous Little North civilization, Moche culture and Inca civilization, which became the largest country in pre-Columbian South America, the Inca Empire.

The 41st America's Cup of Nations will be held here.

The host Peru team used to be strong, and in the 70s of the 20th century it was second only to Brazil and Argentina in South America. They have won the Copa America twice, reached the World Cup finals four times, and competed in the Olympics twice.

However, Peru has not qualified for the World Cup since 1982 and has always been at the bottom of the qualifying rankings.

In this year's Copa America, in order to prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games, many participating teams have chosen to send a squad dominated by U23 players, such as Paraguay. Brazil, on the other hand, have opted for a predominantly young squad due to the fact that most of the big names in Europe have gone on holiday and they are not eager for the Copa America, having won both tournaments in '97 and '99. So Pereira would rather give those star players a long break and choose to scout the younger players.

Brazil's squad, although a bit controversial, is generally satisfactory to the fans.

The goalkeepers are Fabio from Vasco da Gama and Giulio from Flamengo. César, in the defenders Chris and McCone of Cruzeiro, Roberto Mancini of Roma, Gustavo of São Paulo. Neri, Gilberto in San Caetano, Juan in Bayer Leverkusen, Bolden in Stuttgart and Luisson in Benfica.

In midfield are Japan's Doudou from Bresol, Santos' Renato and Diego, Flamengo's Felipe, Manchester United's Kleberson, Cruzeiro's Alex, Arsenal's Edu and Sao Paulo's veteran Baptista, who plays for Sevilla.

The selection of strikers has been the least controversial, with Oliveira who has just moved from Santos to Valencia, Adriano who has just been bought back by Inter Milan, and Fabiano and Ricardo of São Paulo.

Despite his age being the Under-23, Kaka picked up an injury at the end of Serie A and couldn't make up for the Copa America.

Despite being only an Under-23 team, this team is already a force to be reckoned with, especially with Adriano, Fabiano and Ricardo in a forward line that has struggled to find opponents throughout South America.

In training, Pereira used the 442 formation the most, with the striker partner being a combination of Adriano and Ricardo.

This has left Brazilian fans somewhat upset, who prefer the combination of Ricardo and Fabiano. Because the duo has proven themselves countless times before their eyes, and they are like a strong force in the Brazilian domestic arena; And Adriano is too far away from them, and his technique is not delicate enough, and his body is too strong, and he is considered "not Brazilian enough" by them.

Brazil have been drawn from Group C against Chile, Costa Rica and Paraguay.

Needless to say, Costa Rica, who were bloodied by Brazil at the World Cup two years ago, have never won in a major tournament in their history, and the Brazilians have never been afraid of losing to such an opponent.

Chile and Paraguay are both strong opponents, especially Chile, although stars such as Shuangsa, Navia and Pizarro are absent, but they are still not to be underestimated.

It will not be easy for Brazil to get off to a good start.

On the evening of July 4, all members of the Brazilian team boarded a plane from Rio de Janeiro to the city of Arequipa, Peru. Speaking before boarding, Pereira said: "I don't think we're going to play at the highest level in the first game because the players have never been together. ”

"I think we have what it takes to win the title, even though Ronny is not there, we are still the best team in South America and we are not afraid of any opponent. However, the strongest team in this competition is undoubtedly Argentina, who brought in the first team, which will definitely make a difference, they have a team that is ready to go. They didn't play last time and now they may be under a bit of pressure to send their squad to the game. ”

"Adriano or Fabiano? I'll decide on the starters based on how well they do in training. ”

"Ricardo has shown us that he is one of the best players in Brazil and that he scored a beautiful goal off the bench against Argentina [in World Cup qualifying]. In the national team, he has already put on a number of great performances. I don't have any reason not to let him play. ”

'Kleberson's injury is a loss for us, but Brazil have a lot of talent and I'm sure we can find a good replacement.

Chile coach Olmos expressed his respect for Brazil as he looked forward to the first match: "Brazil is Brazil, whether it is the first team or the second team, it is Brazil, they are world champions. Hopefully the lads will learn a lesson when they play against Brazil. Of course we don't throw in easily, we're growing at a rapid pace and we have the quality to threaten Brazil. ”

"The best player in Brazil? I think it should be Adriano, who has scored so many goals in Serie A and can be the main force of a giant like Inter Milan, which proves his quality. He can be one of the best players in the world. Of course Ricardo is also great, some of his performances are fantastic, and the most amazing thing is that he is only 18 years old, and the possibilities are endless. Alex is also a great player, one of the best playmakers I've ever seen. ”

Both sides were complimenting their opponents before the game, but on the day of the match on July 9, both sides came up with a full team at the beginning, and it was clear that Brazil wanted to win the game, and Chile was not willing to give up the victory. The two sides battled fiercely in midfield, with the referee showing three yellow cards in the first 20 minutes.

Ricardo and Adriano are forward partners. Adriano is on the left, breaking forward. Ricardo, on the other hand, is on the right, he often drops back, and his tactical duties are the equivalent of a false nine, and Pereira has given him the task of not scoring goals, but assisting captain Alex to organize attacks, or using his individual ability to break through and pass a threatening ball to Adriano and feed Adriano with a cannonball.

Of course, he can try to score on his own if necessary, but he doesn't have the unlimited right to fire like he did in São Paulo.

In the first 20 minutes, he didn't have a single shot on target, but he did deliver two clever passes, but Adriano didn't seem to find his groove yet, and his two rushed shots didn't pose enough of a threat.

Like the Brazilian team, this Chilean team is also newly formed and faces the same problems as the Brazilian team, that is, the lack of tacit coordination and frequent mistakes in passing.