Pato confident Brazil will jump Paraguayan hurdle with ease in Sunday's quarter-final
Pato confident Brazil will jump Paraguayan hurdle with ease in Sunday's quarter-final
Brazil were a minute away from losing their Copa America group stage meeting with Paraguay before managing a draw to settle early nerves.
Brazil's Alexandre Pato (centre) heads the ball during Wednesday's
Copa America match against Ecuador in Cordoba. PIC/AFP
Striker Alexandre Pato says Mano Menezes' side must make no mistake on Sunday at La Plata with the pair having been drawn to meet again in the quarter-finals. Menezes spent part of Friday getting his reserve squad to mimic as near as possible Paraguay's style of play in training.
However, after the Brazilians finally "woke up" as their media put it in beating Ecuador to win Group B, they must start favourites with strikers Neymar and Alexandre Pato in their ranks. Both netted twice against Ecuador.
Pato says Brazil must be ready from the first whistleu00a0-- unlike last week, when Fred's last-gasp effort saved a 2-2 draw. "It will be a tough game. This time there is no margin for error. But we're confident we can win it," said the AC Milan star.
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