😥 What now, Verdão? Messi has a winning record against Brazilian sides | OneFootball

Today is the day of Palmeiras x Inter Miami, but many people see it as: Verdão x Messi.

The Argentine will face a Brazilian club for the fourth time in his career.

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OneFootball, then, breaks down the history of the star against Brazil.

Official matches

Messi's first duel with a Brazilian team was precisely the only official one.

The year was 2011, and Barcelona faced Santos, with Neymar, in the Club World Cup.

In the final that year, Barça won 4-0 and the number 10 scored two goals.

📸 KAZUHIRO NOGI - 2012 AFP

He opened the scoring in the 17th minute of the first half and ended the match in the 37th minute of the second half.

The meeting today marks the second official match of the Argentine against Brazilian teams.

Friendlies

Two years later, the meeting was repeated due to Neymar's move to Barcelona.

In the Troféu Joan Gamper, the Fish had an even bigger thrashing: 8-0.

Messi scored the first goal.

The last meeting of Lionel against Brazilian teams was against Chapecoense.

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In a tribute match to the victims of the plane crash, Barcelona applied another thrashing.

In the 5-0 win, Messi scored once, in addition to Sergio Busquets and Luis Suárez.

Today, the trio wears the Inter Miami jersey.

Base team

In the base teams, Messi faced Brazil on two occasions.

His history against the Brazilian team began in the 2005 Under-20 World Cup.

Argentina beat Brazil 2-1 in the semifinals, and La Pulga opened the scoring in the seventh minute.

In the 2008 Olympics, there was another meeting in the semifinals and another victory for the Hermanos.

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Messi and his teammates beat the team captained by Ronaldinho 3-0.

Main team

It's against the main Brazilian team that Messi has his worst record against Brazilian football.

There are 14 matches: six wins, two draws, and six losses.

He scored five goals, with a highlight of a hat-trick in 2012.

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After that, he only scored again against the Brazilian team in 2019.

And he hasn't scored any more goals in Brazil since then.

The fact is that this match marks the beginning of an unbeaten streak that persists to this day, with three wins and one draw.

Total numbers

Against Brazilian teams: three matches, three wins, four goals.

Against base team: two matches, two wins, one goal scored.

Against main team: 14 matches, six wins, two draws, six losses, five goals scored.

Total: 19 matches, 11 wins, two draws, and six losses; 10 goals scored.

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