Brazilian and Spanish team seek bi-championship at the Olympic Games
It’s decision! Worth the gold medal! At 8:30 am this Saturday morning (GMT), in Yokohama, Brazil and Spain face off to see who will win the coveted Olympic bi-championship in men’s football at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
After winning two victories, a draw and seven points, the Brazilian team closed the group stage in the first position of Group D. In the quarterfinals they beat Egypt by 1-0 and in the semis they passed Mexico on penalties after a 0-0 draw to 0.
Coach André Jardine has a good chance of having full strength in the final. In the process of recovering from a muscle contracture in his left thigh that took him out of the semifinals, Matheus Cunha went to the field this Friday and trained for the second consecutive day. The Canarian commander is a mystery about the lineup, but indicates that shirt 9 should resume the attacking duo with Richarlison, top scorer at the Olympics with 5 goals.
The Spanish team won one game and drew another two to advance to the knockout in Group C’s first place. They thrashed Ivory Coast 5-2 in the quarterfinals and beat Japan 1-0 in the semifinals.
Coach Luis de La Fuente must maintain the front line that has been consolidated throughout the campaign. Olmo and Oyazarbal should count on the help of Rafa Mir in the offensive sector. Although the coach has highlighted the progress of Ceballos, who is recovering from an injury suffered during the match against Egypt, in the group stage, the player is still in doubt. Fury has the players’ experience as an asset. Six of its holders competed in the Euro Cup: Unai Simón, Eric García, Pau Torres, Pedri, Mikel Oyarzabal and Dani Olmo.
Champion at Rio-2016, Brazil, which already has one gold, three silvers and two bronzes in men’s football throughout the history of the Olympic Games, is now seeking the second gold medal. Spain owns one gold, in 1992, and two silvers, and is also looking for a second conquest.
