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Super Clasico .. Brazil faces Argentina in Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah Sports City Stadium will be the venue of the upcoming match between South American giants Brazil and Argentina at the end of the Superclassico.
The Tango team started the tournament with a 4-0 win over Iraq, while Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 2-0.
The Brazilian team is in relative advantage because it is full of stars including Paris St Germain Neymar, Barcelona's Felipe Coutinho and Manchester City striker Gabrielle Jesse. Argentina's star and captain, Lionel Messi, present time.
Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 with a 1-1 draw in South America qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, before losing in friendly in June 2017 in a relatively rare match.
"Although Messi is not here, it will be a good match," Coutinho said in a statement to the Catalan daily Sport. "It is a confrontation between two giants, a classic confrontation. I want to beat Argentina with Or without Messi. "
In contrast, Argentina have not lost in three games under their provisional coach Lionel Scalloni, who is assisted by Pablo Emar, who beat Guatemala 3-0 and tied Colombia 0-0.
The pair were temporarily replaced by Jorge Sampaoli after the 2018 World Cup finals and the second round by France.
Scaloni gave the opportunity to several young players to play their first international match against Iraq, including Inter Milan striker Lataro Martinez, was good at his coach because he opened the scoring for his country, which came out with a wide victory.