This was the first to zero tie between Brazil and Argentina in twenty years

Brazil and Argentina signed a draw without goals for the playoffs World Cup 2010, in a game in which predominated the strong markings in the marrow and in which both teams showed a lack of creativity.

Both Dunga as Alfio Basile changes in their respective alignments, with the aim of improving the image that gave both sets in their order commitments from the past week, when the "verdeamarilla" lost by 2-0 against Paraguay and the "albiceleste" tied at home to Ecuador.



Both strengthen the wide area. The Brazilian bet by giving entry to strong men such as Julio Baptista in the average tip and Adriano in the lead, while the Argentine team tasked to handle Jonas Gutierrez to accompany Riquelme, and the tip to Julio Cruz, to the detriment Sergio Agüero. With more offensive vocation, Brazil took the baton of the party, but found many difficulties to overcome the strong mark of Argentines in the middle of the field.

Robinho leaves the only flashes of Brazil
First Anderson and then Diego, which replaced it in the first half after being hanks ankle, were marked closely by a couple of flyers made up of Argentines Fernando Gago and Javier Mascherano, who disarmed so efficiently to the Brazilians in the line of creation. The Argentines allowed only two attacks with danger in the first half, the result of two quick actions led by Robinho.

In the first, the Madrid haggling in front of the area and he served the ball to Julio Baptista, who remató to bocajarro but encountered a providential hand of El Pato Abbondanzieri. The reject it fell to Robinho, who remató the body of goalkeeper. On the next play, Robinho received a ball long in the banda, which pilló the defense to contrapié argentina.

The striker arrived at the baseline and passed in one to one against Argentine goalkeeper outside the large area. However, to exit the race, the striker was surrounded and disarmed by three zagueros rivals. In the first half, Argentina only created danger in an auction head of Julio Cruz, a center of Gabriel Heinze, who stopped Julio Cesar smoothly.

Lionel Messi was very strong and, in the first half, only got rid of the Brazilian defenders once, in which remató very diverted. The hard markings and the constant absences on both sides returned to hinder the movement of the ball in the second half, although in the opening stages both teams searched the area harder rival.

Julio Cruz had a clear chance after a service Riquelme, but his shot was lost dry above the larguero. July Batista replied with a shot from lack poisoned forcing lucirse to Abbondanzieri, while Messi, on the opposite side, had a good time, but faded in the bottomline.

If confirmed its presence in beijing not dispute previous champions

The striker Leo Messi expressed his "love" with the selection argentina participate in the Olympic Games to be held next August in Beijing, but still do not know whether to attend the Olympic event, because in that case, it would lose the round Prior to the Champions League which will have to play FC Barcelona on these dates, and explained that it should talk with the leaders of the club Barca.

The selection argentina played his first match at the Games on August 7 in Shanghai, before Ivory Coast, and the first phase will end on 13 in Beijing, before Serbia, although its involvement could go on until the day 23, the date scheduled for end of the Olympic soccer competition in Beijing, while Barca will play prior to the Champions League on 12 or 13 of August (first leg) and 26 or 27 of the same month (back).

The truth is that I would like to play both, and after the Games of the Champions League. Honestly, did not expect that we would have to play prior. I'd like to do both, but we can not and we must talk to see what we do. I would love to go, but I do not know what will happen

During a press conference, the Argentine also took stock of the season and admitted that nobody in the club can be happy because they have not achieved the objectives that were marked, while appreciated that ends this weekend's championship. "When you do not get the things we set out, none is happy individually. Fortunately ends this quiet and we have to start a new year," he said.

Ronaldinho wants to return to the 'One'
Messi ensures feel "one more" for the next season, despite being has become the main reference of Barcelona before the decline of a player like Ronaldinho de Assis, and hoped that the club be able to "respond to what the public wants and celebrate titles." He also understands that there are changes in staffing, but admitted that it will "hurt" the possible introduction of "comrades and friends" of the workforce.

From the first moment I came all the team helped me a lot and they always will be grateful, and goes to be ugly when one has to go because they have been together four years, "he said. One of them will surely Ronaldinho. Messi said he does not know if you go to another club would be best for the Brazilian, but wished that what makes" is the best and once again be number one again "and that can feel" comfortable and quiet

As for the future of striker Samuel Eto'o and midfielder Anderson Luis de Souza Deco, did not comment, but acknowledged that he felt "evil" by the whistles they devoted fans of Barcelona, "because they are companions and is never nice to see that whistle to a colleague." "People know what they are doing and everyone has their opinion, hence I can not say anything, but hurt because they are colleagues," he said. Messi, finally acknowledged "sincerely" who knows "very little" which will be their new coach next season, Pep Guardiola, now a subsidiary of ténico and appointed to take over from Frank Rijkaard, but "by what they have and what they say, is a hard-working coach." In addition, felt the absence of his partner Bojan Krkic in the European Championship this summer.

The young Argentinian player did not question the alleged resignation of Bojan to contest the championship, which would have been agreed by the player with the Spanish selector Luis Aragones and with Barcelona, and showed respect "because it is their decision," but noted that "it would have been nice to be in the Euro because is a very important championship, but it is also important to continue calmly. "