On June 29th, in the second round of the Copa América group stage, Brazil defeated Paraguay 4-1. After scoring a brace, Vinícius Jr. spoke to the media on the pitch, stating that the Copa América is always a challenging competition due to poor field conditions and adversarial refereeing.
Vinícius Jr. commented, “The Copa América is always difficult to play because the pitches are bad, and the referees tend to be against us. Additionally, CONMEBOL’s treatment of us isn’t exactly friendly. That’s why it’s always a tough tournament.”
In this match, referee Mazza awarded two penalties to Brazil and decisively sent off Gubas for a studs-up challenge on Douglas Luiz in the second half, giving Brazil a numerical advantage of 11 against 10 in the closing stages.
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