A royally out-of-form Brazil team host eternal rivals Argentina in a crucial World Cup qualifier in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Following defeats inflicted on the road by Uruguay and Colombia, Brazil have slumped to successive losses for the first time since the 2014 World Cup; when Germany’s historic 7-1 semi-final evisceration was followed up by a loss to the Netherlands in the third-place play-off.
Fernando Diniz, fresh from steering Fluminense to victory in the Copa Libertadores final in the same ground earlier this month, can scarcely afford a third international reverse on…
