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SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2015 SPORTS Brazil wary ahead of Paraguay Copa rematch CONCEPCION: Brazil are determined that Nelson Valdez, and a formidable mental lightning will not strike twice in their Copa toughness. “They haven’t lost a single America quarter-final clash with Paraguay game, they have real quality with some late yesterday, four years after crashing out very good players,” Brazil midfielder Willian to “La Albirroja” in the last eight. The five- warned. time world champions have lost only one “We’re going to have to concentrate game to Paraguay in 11 meetings at the against them for 90 minutes-we cannot Copa America, but that sole defeat in 2011 afford to switch off at any stage,” the has left Brazil wary as they head into Chelsea star added. Saturday’s quarter-final. For many, Brazil head into late yesterday’s game Paraguay’s 2015 Copa America campaign is after a rollercoaster route through the first starting to carry an ominous echo of 2011, round dominated by the dramatic, tourna- when they reached the final in Argentina ment-ending ban handed out to captain without winning a single game in normal Neymar after defeat to Colombia in their time. In Chile, Paraguay have been similarly second match. obstinate, clawing their way back from 2-0 Brazil failed to impress in a labored win down to force a 2-2 draw with Argentina in over Peru in their first match, but looked their opening game, squeezing a narrow more balanced in a 2-1 victory over win over Jamaica and grinding out a 1-1 Venezuela on Sunday.
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