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With an Olympic gold medal up for grabs this weekend, Brazil and Spain will face-off at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Saturday lunchtime.
Brazil U23
Starting with Brazil, while The Yellows might not have been at their best earlier in the week, André Jardine s side did manage to extend on their Olympic adventure from the penalty spot. Eventually coming past what was a sluggish Mexico outfit in the semi-finals, the Seleção have largely impressed many this summer. Looking to make even more history after Neymar s heroics in Rio five years ago, the South American giants know that they re now just one win away from making it back-to-back gold medals. Opening up their Group D run a fortnight ago with a thumping 4-2 victory against 2016 silver medalists Germany, Jardine s young squad find a 0-0 stalemate against the Ivory Coast on July 25th as the only minor blip on their record this summer. Along with attacking talisman and Everton ace Richarlison enjoying his own free-scoring run at the Olympic Games, it should also be noted that Brazil have conceded just a single goal in their last four outings.
Team News
Not missing a minute of action at this summer s Olympic Games, former Barcelona right-back Dani Alves will lead Brazil out on Saturday afternoon.
Still dealing with a thigh issue after missing the semi-finals, Brazil are still sweating over the fitness of Hertha Berlin ace Matheus Cunha.
Spain U23
As for Spain, also managing to just about scrape their way past Japan in what was a nervy affair earlier in the week, La Roja find themselves in a very similar situation to the defending Olympic champions. Eventually coming past the home nation thanks to Marco Asensio s extra-time winner, the European heavyweights have made the trip over to Tokyo this summer with a squad stacked with big-name stars. However, while Spain might have their sights set on claiming their first gold medal since the Barcelona Games in 1992, they have struggled to find top gear with much stability throughout this year s delayed tournament. Opening up their Group C run with a shock 0-0 stalemate against Egypt in Sapporo, The Reds have remarkably managed to win just one of their five Olympic matchups this summer within normal time. Making the trip to the Nissan Stadium this weekend to feature in their third Olympic final, Spain will be hoping for a far more polished display.
Team News
Coming off the bench and bagging the winner against Japan earlier in the week, Real Madrid s Marco Asensio is pushing for a starting position this weekend.
With a star-studded squad, the likes of Pau Torres, Eric Garica, Dani Olmo and Pedri all look set to feature again in Saturday s final.
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