After a disappointing start at the Copa America, Brazil prepares for their next challenge against Paraguay in Group D at Allegiant Stadium.
Historically, Paraguay has struggled when conceding the opening goal, losing 18 consecutive matches after falling behind. Moreover, they have faced difficulty in Copa America matches when trailing at halftime, losing their last three such encounters in regular time.
Despite these challenges, Paraguay has shown resilience by immediately bouncing back after defeats, securing clean sheets in the subsequent matches on three straight occasions. They have not suffered back-to-back losses in 90 minutes at the Copa America since 2016, when they followed a narrow defeat to Colombia with another loss against the USA.
Meanwhile, in a surprising turn of events on matchday one at SoFi Stadium, Brazil failed to convert numerous scoring opportunities against Costa Rica. Despite dominating possession (74%) and expected goals (1.66 to 0.03), they were unable to find the breakthrough, marking their second consecutive Copa America match without scoring after the 2021 final loss to Argentina.
In a similar scenario eight years ago, Brazil responded to a goalless draw with Ecuador by thrashing Haiti 7-1 in their next match at the tournament. While they last exited the Copa America in the group stage in 2016, they have avoided consecutive group stage defeats since 2015.
Prediction: Paraguay 0-2 Brazil
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