On the morning of June 13, in the last friendly match before the Copa America, the home team, the US team, regained the trust of fans when they excellently drew against a strong opponent and the champion candidate of the Brazilian team with a score of 1-1.

The US team was heavily criticized and coach Gregg Berhalter faced the possibility of being fired right before Copa America , after a shocking loss to Colombia with a score of 1-5 on June 9. However, in the next match against the Brazilian team on June 13, it seemed that the Copa America home team had regained confidence with better spirit and playing style.

Unlike the poor run against Colombia, the US team, with its best components such as midfielder Yunus Musah playing for AC Milan, Weston McKennie (Juventus), captain Christian Pulisic and striker Timothy Weah, created early on. pressure against strong opponents like Brazil.

However, with experience and a team with more quality stars, the Brazilian team quickly regained the match and opened the score 1-0 in the 17th minute scored by striker Rodrygo.

In the 27th minute, the US team’s efforts helped them find a 1-1 equalizer scored by Pulisic after a classy free kick. From there, the match with the Brazilian team entered an exciting tension.

The South American team really wants to have another victory after defeating the Mexican team with a score of 3-2 on June 9 to create momentum before the Copa America. Coach Dorival Junior sent young star Endrick, midfielder Douglas Luiz or Andreas Pereira, and Martinelli onto the field in the second half with striker Vinicius to find more goals. But the Selecao’s attack was powerless against the determined play of the US team.

The Brazilian players (yellow shirts) could not subdue the US team who played very determinedly

The draw against the Brazilian team helped the US team reduce criticism and enter the Copa America campaign with better confidence. Meanwhile, coach Dorival Junior will still have a lot of work to do with the Brazilian team to find the optimal squad to conquer the championship.

The Brazilian team will start the Copa America campaign with the opening match against Costa Rica in Group D at 8:00 a.m. on June 25. While the home team, the United States, will play against the Bolivian team in Group C at 5:00 a.m. on June 24.