Superklásico - supercrazy, it looks like it has to be when the biggest representative derby on the planet is played.
It all started with an interruption after a fight between fans and the police in the "Maracana" stands, and ended with Argentina's victory over its biggest rival, Brazil, in the middle of its football temple - 1:0. The match of the 6th round of qualification for the World Cup was decided by Nicolas Otamendi's sky jump in the 63rd minute.
It sounds unreal, but for the first time in history, "Selesa" lost a qualifying match on their home field.
Otamendi jumped for history, and Emiliano Martinez, officially the best goalkeeper in the world, jumped last night, but at the police, after the desperate organization of the match at "Maracana" and the fight between the fans of the two national teams who were mixed up in the stands.
At one point, the police were hitting whoever they could, and the popular Dibu jumped on the wall that separates the stands from the field to hit the policeman.
The triumph of Lionel Scaloni's team (the coach who won the Copa America not so long ago at the Maracana) only once again confirmed where Argentina and Brazil are at the moment. With the triumph, the world champion returned to the top of the table, but also kept the first place in the Fifa list, while "Selesao" is in the sixth position in the qualifications.
The luck for the greatest national team of all time is that exactly six of the 2026 selections travel directly from South America to the 10 World Cup, while the seventh place brings a playoff. In addition, the qualifications continue only in September of the following year, and by then the great Carlo Ancelotti should sit on the bench for Brazil.
Argentina continues to shine since the World Cup in Qatar, and in the qualifications a special story is another "gaucho", the legend of that country, Marcelo Bielsa.
A few days ago, the legendary "El Loko" with Uruguay defeated Argentina at the "Bombonjeri" (after 14 matches without defeat), and last night the "Urus" continued their safe journey to Mexico, the United States of America and Canada - easy with a victory in Bolivia (3:0).
And again, Liverpool striker Darvin Nunes had his night, scoring twice - in total, the Uruguay striker hit the net five times on the way to the World Cup and is currently the top scorer in the South American qualifiers.
Important triumphs the night before Christmas were also recorded by Colombia and Ecuador - 1:0 each against Paraguay and Chile.
Qualification for WC, 6th round
Brazil - Argentina 0:1
(Otamendi 63)
Paraguay - Colombia 0:1
(Wrinkles 11)
Ecuador - Chile 1:0
(Mena 21)
Uruguay - Bolivia 3:0
(Nunjes 15, 71, Viljamil ag. 39)
Peru - Venezuela 1:1
(Jotun 17 - Savarino 54)
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