Copa America 2019: 5 reasons why Argentina will not win the Copa America

#3 They are not the favorites

Brazil are the favorites to triumph on home soli

Argentina head into the Copa America as the 11th ranked team in the world and third highest in South America. While the FIFA World Ranking might not exactly be an precise yardstick for measuring countries' performance at tournaments, in many ways, this is a fair reflection of Argentina's current standing in the continent.

Uruguay is the second best placed South American nation - eighth in the world - and would be looking to extend their record 15 Copa America wins. They would be buoyed by the presence of their ever potent Luis Suarez in attack, while also counting on the defensive solidity of Diego Godin and Jose Jimenez at the back.

However, beyond these trio, La Celeste have a number of other players who can harm opposition players like Edinson Cavani and Rodrigo Bentancur. But, their strength does not lie in individual brilliance, but in the fact that Oscar Tabarez has molded Uruguay into arguably the most compact side in international football.

For their part, Brazil are the third best team in the world by FIFA's rankings. Even though they lost the services of their talisman Neymar few days to the commencement of the tournament, they still have more than enough in the tank to go all the way.

Players like Richarlison, Roberto Firmino and Ajax wonder David Neres are all coming into the tournament off wonderful seasons with their clubs while Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus would be looking to display their abilities to make up for their underperformance at club level.

Brazil are clear favorites to lift the trophy in July and can count on a vociferous home support to see them through.

Realistically, Argentina should be considered outsiders for the trophy judging by the strength of their squad and as such, not much should be expected from them at this point.