The contrast might not be more stark.
Maracana will look like a predetermined fortress on Sunday morning (ist), suffering from a lack of brightness that cannot be adjusted even in the latest model of your television.
At night, or post-midnight, the same television set will shine with bright colors, costumes and hiruk-hacophonies from Wembley Cavernous where 60,000 will gather to witness the British pursuit for a continental title after 55 years.
Notification on Friday has announced that the crowd of up to 7,800 people, ten percent of the full capacity of the stadium by 78,000, will be allowed to watch the Copa America final.
As Britain and Italy will fight for euro titles in London, Brazil Neymar and Argentina Messi will also look for a silver piece – Copa cousin of the Euro – in Rio de Janeiro, in front of 70,000 seats that are not inhabited.
Hasty-organized in Brazil after Argentina (because of the increase in Covid cases) and Colombia (political riots) was withdrawn at the last moment, the 105-year-old premiere in South America was not a first spectacle – even in 2019 when Brazil claimed their ninth crown, without Neymar.
The highest paid player in the world is breastfeeding injury.
Still Brazil, from Everton and Gabriel Jesus, gave crowded houses in Belo Horizonte and in Maracana a lot to cheer with their rousing display.
With Lionel Messi who brought the Challenge Argentina, the 2-0 semifinal victory was confirmed by Jesus and Roberto Firmino at the Estadio Mineiro held a special meaning for every Brazilian player.
Their pride was trampled in the same area by German robbery in other semifinals.
It was during the World Cup that Brazilians were held in 2014.
No one could relieve the pain but victory over Argentina acted as a calming balm.
The victory in the final against Peru in Maracana gave Tite, the Brazilian coach was clever, his first serious success since taking over Selecao in 2016.
If he can do Encore, Tite will be the first Brazilian manager to win back Copas.
Other superclassico looms, and this time Neymar has thrown an open invitation to his “friends” in blue and white lines.
Although the players criticized the tournament’s emergency shift to Brazil, which struggled to overcome a pandemic, the mood of replacing teeth such as the Copa America 2021 took steps.
“You don’t play the final, you won the final,” Casemiro said, who has spent the last five years playing regularly in the Real Madrid midfield, trying to make Messi under COSH.
Without notice such as Everton in the last edition, but it has attracted a praise bucket after two goals, is Lyon’s Lucas Paqueta.
Tite called him “the only other player in the squad that understands football by Neymar and Coutinho do it”.
However, Jesus, the last edition hero, will miss the final after getting a red card during the quarter-final against Chile.
Lionel Scaloni, Argentina coach, has no adjustment to make albiceleste.
His names, Captain, was in a dream of running for the Holy Grail.
Search, on this occasion, looks very real and palpable.
Messi’s free kick found the upper angle with surprisingly regularity, his assist was carefully fired into the goal and Argentina who looked sad who visited Brazil in 2018 it seems to be a remote memory.
Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez has been well connected with the Out-of-Club contract captain to anticipate passes.
Leandro Paredes, who is normal in PSG with Neymar, has also studied the rope.
The need for Messi’s despair for the trophy can be seen in his reaction when Jerry Mina Colombia skipped from the place during the semifinal raw.
Colombian defender, Messi’s teammate once in Barcelona, ​​had a dance routine before taking a penalty against Uruguay in the previous round.
When Mina answered, Messi mocked, “What if dancing now?” When Colombia walked back to the center line.
Un-Messi’s behavior is like but someone can cut the man slack.
Waiting to end the 28-year-old drought, Messi, all 34 and approaching Twilight, has been in an irresistible form when leading Argentina to the final, its fourth.
He is a goal scorer with four tournaments and has added five assists after preparing the semi-final opening of the Lautaro Martinez.
The final also presents the opportunity for Neymar who has not won the trophy.
Whether Brazil Tite plays a good host in Maracana to Messi who is passionate and energized still has to be seen, but for Cariocas it will be a limited celebration in Rio on Saturday night (Sunday morning in India).