CHAPTER 10: BRAZIL VS ARGENTINA
That day, Harry and the rest of Brazilian players trained as usual for the last time before their match against Argentina in the semi-final of Copa America 2019.
"Okay, boys. This is all for today. I'll see you tomorrow for the semi-final. You may dismiss now", said Tite. Then, all players dismissed.
"So, bro. How do you feel right now since you're currently the top scorer of the tournament?", asked Paquetà when they arrived at their hotel room.
"Great and a bit of pressure", said Harry.
"Understandable but I think Tite did a great job by calling you up for this tournament to replace Neymar", said Paquetà.
"Well, to be honest, I didn't expect it too but now, I'm the 1st eleven in the team", said Harry.
"So, is your sister still here?" asked Paquetà.
"Yes. I can't believe that she asked for some time off just because she wants to be here with me", said Harry.
"Well, she must love you so much", said Paquetà.
"Of course she is. We only have each other left in our family", said Harry.
"No wonder", said Paquetà.
On the next day;
All Brazilian players arrived at Mineirão for the semi-final match against Argentina. After changed into their training kits, all players made their way to the pitch for warming up session.
"Whoa, it's still early but it's already full house", said Harry.
"Well, it's a match against Argentina after all. So, you can expect something like this to happen", said Dani Alves.
"That's true. No offence to other nation in the tournament but Argentina is a real deal", said Paquetà.
"I see", said Harry. Then, Lionel Messi passed through them. Harry walked to him to say hi but Messi shoved him off. "What an asshole"
"Don't bother with him, bro. He will know who the hell you are later in this match", said Paquetà. Harry just nodded. Later, all players returned to the dressing room to change into their home kits. Later, Tite came in.
"Okay, boys. Here's our starting line-up for today. Alisson (GK), Dani Alves, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and Sandro (DF) Jesus, Arthur, Coutinho, Casemiro, and Everton (MF) Firmino (FW). Now, let's win this match and go to the final", said Tite.
"Yes, sir", replied all players.
Later on;
All substitution players make their way to the bench.
"Harry is benched? He's a top scorer of the tournament though", said Taynara.
"Please, don't tell me he's injured", said Kay Lee.
"I don't think so. If he injured, he will sits here with us right now", said Taynara.
"Let just wait and see", said Kay Lee.
Then, the match begins with Argentina kicked off the match.
7th minutes of the match;
The ball with Paredes. He then passed the ball to Acuña. Acuña then runs with the ball before passed it through to Messi. Messi then runs with ball while dribbled pass through some Brazilian defenders before shoots the ball towards the goal but Alisson managed to save it.
13th minutes of the match;
The ball with Casemiro. He then passed the ball to Everton. Everton then runs with the ball at the left flank before crossed it into penalty box when he nearly reaches the goal line. Then, Firmino jumped high before hits the ball with a header but the ball hits the post before went out of play.
24th minutes of the match;
Argentina received a throw in from the left side of the pitch. Tagliafico then picked the ball before throws it to Acuña. Acuña then passed the ball to De Paul. De Paul then runs with the ball at the right flank before send it true to Martinez. Martinez then dribbled with the ball passing through some Brazilian's defenders before reaches the penalty box. He then shoots the ball towards the goal but it went off-target.
"The strikers in this match is so unlucky", said Taynara.
"Well, I think this is what high pressure match looks like", said Kay Lee.
"Do you think Harry can handle this type of pressure?" asked Taynara.
"Yes. I definitely believe in him. I'm sure even Messi and Aguero will be amazed with his ability", said Kay Lee.
"You are so confident on your brother's ability, huh", said Taynara. Kay Lee chuckled.
"Well, I don't deserve to be his only sister if I don't believe in him, right. Besides, I know that he worked hard to return back as football player", said Kay Lee.
"I see", said Taynara.
37th minutes of the match;
The ball with Dani Alves. He then runs with the ball before he passed the ball to Jesus. Jesus then runs with the ball and dribbled passing through some Argentinian players before passed it through to Firmino. Firmino then shoots the ball towards the goal but Armani managed to punch the ball away before Otamendi cleared it.
"Darn. We're nearly get the first goal", said Paquetà.
"Yes. It's so unlucky for the strikers of both teams", said Harry.
"Say Harry. How many goals do you think you can score in this match if you play right now?", asked Richarlison.
"I'll be proud if I can score even a goal in this match. It's Argentina after all, our greatest rival in South America", said Harry.
"You can't talk big, huh. I can see that you can go far in this sport, kid unless you're screw up", said Fernandinho.
"Hope you're right about that. I already failed in Wrestling. I don't want to fail in football too", said Harry. Later, The referee blew his whistle for the half time.
Later at the dressing room;
"Never thought we can be so unlucky in the first half", said Firmino.
"That's true. Seriously, if we didn't do anything about it, we're fucked up", said Everton.
"If Neymar is here, we might win this match, right", said Coutinho.
"Yeah, too bad he's injured", said Thiago Silva.
"That's true. If we have him, we will have 3 forward that can score great goals against team like Argentina", said Dani Alves. Tite came in to brief his tactical for the second half.
Later on;
The match resumed with Brazil kicked off the 2nd half.
47th minutes of the match;
Brazil gets a freekick 21 metre from Argentina's goal. That moment, Tite chooses to take out Firmino and replace him with Harry. Danny Alves gave thumbs up to Harry. Harry just nodded. After the referee blew his whistle, Harry shoots the ball low passing through the Argentina's wall. Armani tried to save it but failed as the ball passed through him and hits the net to open the score for Brazil.
55th minutes of the match;
The ball with Casemiro. He then tried to pass the ball to Everton but Paredes managed to cut it off before passed it to Messi. Messi then makes a solo run while dribbled the ball until he reached Brazil's penalty box before shoots the ball to the Brazil's goal but the ball hits the post before went out of play. Messi seems disbelief.
89th minutes of the match;
The ball with Paredes. He then tried to pass the ball to Aguero bit Paquetà managed to cut it off before send the ball through to Harry. Harry then makes a solo run passing through some Argentinian's defenders before shoots the ball into the net to give Brazil the 2nd goal.
Few minutes later, the referee blew his whistle to end the match. All Brazilian players celebrate their succesful to make it to the final to face the winner of the other semifinal match between Chile and Peru.
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