5 Reasons why a Neymar-less Brazil will still win Copa America 2019

Tite and Coutinho will have to inspire Brazil in the absence of team talisman Neymar
Tite and Coutinho will have to inspire Brazil in the absence of team talisman Neymar

#1 Prodigious young talent on the bench

Everton has scored 3 goals in 5 games in this season's Brasilerao
Everton has scored 3 goals in 5 games in this season's Brasilerao

In Gremio's 23-year-old prodigious winger Everton Soares, Brazil have the most in-form player from this season's Brasilerao, with the pacy youngster having scored 3 goals in the opening 5 games. He impressed Tite so much that the rumoured AC Milan target was picked ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's Champions league hero Lucas Moura, Shaktar Donetsk's mercurial forward Taison and Juventus speedster Douglas Costa to make the final 23.

With Ajax's 22-year-old forward David Neres and AC Milan's 21-year-old attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta also available on the bench, Brazil approach this year's Copa America with a host of young talents with a point to prove - fearless in their game and never ones to bow down from challenges.

With Gabriel Jesus likely to be Tite's starting Number 9 and Richarlison an undisputed starter, Liverpool'sRoberto Firmino is likely to drop to the bench, providing Brazil with a potent impact sub option. Jesus is the top scorer in Tite's 36 games in charge of the national side, having bagged 16 goals in 29 caps.

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