And now who can stop super Brazil? It was supposed to be the Olympics of the Seleçao, but also of the Spain of the phenomena and of the Uruguay of Cavani, Suarez and Ramirez. At the moment only Brazil has respected the predictions, while the others have been the protagonists of sensational flops. What about Spain, under-21 European champions and rich in baby talent like no other, who goes out of the group without scoring a single goal? And how to explain the early elimination of Uruguay, beaten by Great Britain and especially Senegal without Cavani and Suarez (people who have hyperbolic assessments on the market) being able to clock in at least once? Things of football one might say, because it is one thing to present a tournament on paper, it is another to see it grow on the playing fields. We (and in general all the insiders) had predicted Spain and Uruguay at the bottom to play for the gold with Brazil instead (Seleçao aside) the honor will go to one of Great Britain, South Korea, Honduras, Mexico, Senegal, Japan and Egypt.
If there was a logic in football, one of these would go to challenge in the final Brazil, at this point the true favorite of the event. But anything can happen on the pitch, furthermore Pato and his teammates, if they beat Honduras in the quarterfinals, would risk a dangerous match with the hosts Great Britain. An opponent who is far from unbeatable, but full of fearsome pride, as Uruguay was able to understand last night. Of course, Brazil is in another category! Even against New Zealand, in a useless game for the purposes of the standings (it is no coincidence that Menezes made a massive turnover), 3 goals arrived and a lot of show. The green-and-gold score and enjoy themselves: whether Pato, Neymar, Leandro Damiao or Lucas play, the result is always the same. The reality is that this time the Seleçao is hungry for success: Olympic gold is missing from its collection of successes, moreover the 2014 home World Cup is approaching. Brazil dreams of getting there with the most precious medal around its neck, a prospect that becomes more and more plausible with each match. Unless these crazy Olympics don't give us another sensational surprise.
