Argentina vs Brazil Final: 5 unknown facts you need to know for Copa America final| ARG vs BRA

Copa America final: Brazil lock horns with Argentina in the Copa America final on Sunday in what is expected to be a thrilling contest at the Maracana.

The Superclásico de las Américas rivalry takes its course once again in the Copa America when these two sides meet in the Sunday final.

Argentina has not won the title since 1993 whereas Brazil are the defending champions.

We have come across some unknown facts and give you an insight into them ahead of the mega clash.

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Messi and Neymar- No International trophy

The Argentina and Brazil players may have won plenty of accolades in their careers as club footballers.

Messi and Neymar are yet to win a trophy at the international stage for the country.

His last presence in a final was in the 2014 World Cup, where his side lost 1-0 against Germany.

Lionel Messi has never won the Copa América title since his debut.

He finished runners-up in 2007, 2015 and 2016.

Neymar won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013 but since has not won an honor for Brazil. He was ruled out of he 2019 event due to injury.

No Guest teams

The Copa América follows the tradition of having guest teams participate in the CONMEBOL event.

But due to the pandemic and World Cup Qualification criteria, there were no guest teams in the 2021 Copa América tournament.

Most titles record with Uruguay

If Argentina succeeds in winning the title on Sunday, they equal Uruguay for the most titles won in this competition.

The Argentina side has won the title 14 times while Uruguay sits pretty at the top with 15 titles to their name.

Messi-Neymar face off in Final

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2014 could well have been the first time Messi-Neymar faced each other in a major competition final.

But Neymar’s injury ruled him out coupled with Brazil’s hammering in the 2014 semi-final.

The 2021 Copa América final is the first time these two players face each other in a tournament final.

Appearances and goals record 

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Messi will equal Chile’s Sergio Livingstone for most appearances in Copa América matches, 34.

The Argentina captain stands behind the Chilian with 33 appearances for La Albiceleste.

He also is within 4 goals of equaling the record for most goals in the CONMEBOL event set by Brazil’s Zizinho and Argentina’s Méndez.

Zizinho and Méndez have scored 17 goals each.