Tri Nations 2022 – Brazil vs Paraguay – ARN Guide

After three rest days Paraguay return to the field in Barranquilla. Having upset Colombia in the opening fixture of the Tri Nations, Paraguay now have their eyes on Brazil. The match will continue the rivalry that dates back to 1970. The 28th match between the teams will be the first played under the Tri Nations branding.

The overall record between the teams is 16 wins for Brazil and 11 to Paraguay. Brazil has achieved the better of the two in recent times; Brazil has won four of the past six test matches between the countries and the past six when including non-capped matches. The most recent fixture was a RWC 2023 qualifier wherein Brazil were 29-0 winners.

Brazil arrived in Colombia following their matches against Chile in Santiago and Temuco. The roster is the same as that which played in Chile. An important change is that the Tri Nations matches are all capped.

Fernando Portugal has gone back to the front-row from Brazil’s first match of the year. No doubt, the Brazilian staff were impressed by Paraguay’s scrum against Colombia. Portugal has named Leonel Moreno, Wilton Rebolo, and Henrique Ferreira to start. Gabriel Paganini captains the side from the second-row. He starts alongside Gabriel Oliveira who was impressive on Saturday against Chile.

Cléber Días returns to the starting line-up. He will play flanker, joining his Cobras teammates Adrio de Melo, and André Arruda in the back-row. Six of the backs are unchanged from the match in Temuco. The one change comes at fullback. Guilherme Coghetto starts the test match.

Paraguay have opted to stick to the winning formula. Fourteen of the starting fifteen that defeated Colombia will also start against Brazil. The only alteration come outwide. Elías Sotelo moves from the right wing to the left wing with Juan González missing out. González’ non-availability sees a test start for Facundo Paivaon the right wing.

The only change to the replacements is in a similar position. Gianfranco Parodi makes way for Diego Argaña as Paraguay’s replacement outside back.

Brazil is ranked 28th in the world. Colombia are 27th and Paraguay are 39th. The countries are positioned as 6th, 7th and 8th in the Americas Rankings.

 

TEAMS

BRAZIL
1 Leonel Moreno, 2 Wilton Rebolo, 3 Henrique Ferreira, 4 Gabriel Paganini (capt.), 5 Gabriel Oliveira, 6 Cléber Días, 7 Adrio de Melo, 8 André Arruda, 9 Douglas Rauth, 10 Lucas Tranquez, 11 Daniel Lima, 12 Gabriel Zurka, 13 Robert Tenório, 14 Robson Morais, 15 Guilherme Coghetto

Replacements: 16 David Müller, 17 Brendon Alves, 18 Levy Marinho, 19 Felipe Rosa, 20 Arthur Bergo, 21 Rafael Spago, 22 Joel Santos, 23 Victor Silva

PARAGUAY
1 Daniel Cabral, 2 Emilio Gorostiaga, 3 Enrique Quinteros, 4 Ignacio Martínez, 5 Mariano Garcete, 6 Carlos Plate, 7 Ariel Núñez, 8 Marcos Riquelme, 9 Diego Muño, 10 Sebastián Urbieta (capt.), 11 Elías Sotelo, 12 Enzo Sander, 13 Juan Chilavert, 14 Facundo Paiva, 15 Arturo López

Replacements: 6 Lucas Otaño, 17 Camilo Blasco, 18 Estéfano Aranda, 19 Álvaro Báez, 20 Mateo Rodríguez, 21 Rafael Bareiro, 22 Héctor Gaseo, 23 Diego Argaña

Date: Wednesday, August 23
Kick-Off: 7:00pm (Bogotá, CO); 8:00pm (Asunción, PY); 9:00pm (Brasília, BR)
Venue: Estadio Romelio Martínez (Barranquilla, Colombia)
Referee: Juan Manuel León (Colombia)
Broadcasts: ESPN (Latina Americana); ESPN (Brasil); Star +

Historical Results
2021-06-26 – Brazil 29, Paraguay 0 (São José dos Campos, BR)
2019-05-11 – Paraguay 10, Brazil 66 (Asunción, PY)
2017-05-26 – Brazil 57, Paraguay 06 (São Paulo, BR)
2016-05-07 – Paraguay 21, Brazil 32 (Asunción, PY)
2015-05-10 – Brazil 10, Paraguay 21 (Bento Gonçalves, BR)
2014-11-29 – Brazil 21, Paraguay 13 (São José dos Campos, BR)
2014-05-10 – Paraguay 31, Brazil 24 (Asunción, PY)
2012-10-27 – Brazil 35, Paraguay 22 (São Paulo, BR)
2011-05-20 – Brazil 51, Paraguay 14 (Puerto Iguazú, AR)
2010-05-19 – Brazil 23, Paraguay 18 (La Reina, CL)
2009-05-02 – Brazil 36, Paraguay 21 (Montevideo, UY)
2008-06-26 – Paraguay 6, Brazil 15 (Asunción, PY)
2005-10-02 – Paraguay 45, Brazil 08 (Asunción, PY)
2004-10-16 – Brazil 17, Paraguay 22 (São Paulo, BR)
2003-05-23 – Paraguay 27, Brazil 16 (Asunción, PY)
2002-04-20 – Brazil 13, Paraguay 14 (Florianopolis, BR)
2001-09-07 – Paraguay 21, Brazil 13 (Asunción, PY)
1993-10-10 – Paraguay 48, Brazil 17 (Asunción, PY)
1991-09-07 – Brazil 33, Paraguay 06 (São Paulo, BR)
1989-10-10 – Brazil 40, Paraguay 11 (Montevideo, UY)
1981-05-23 – Paraguay 35, Brazil 3 (Montevideo, UY)
1979-10-12 – Brazil 16, Paraguay 06 (Santiago, CL)
1977-10-27 – Paraguay 25, Brazil 13 (Tucumán, AR)
1975-09-21 – Paraguay 06, Brazil 19 (Asunción, PY)
1973-10-13 – Brazil 22, Paraguay 03 (São Paulo, BR)
1971-10-10 – Paraguay 12, Brazil 06 (Montevideo, UY)
1970-09-05 – Paraguay 03, Brazil 12 (Asunción, PY)

OVERALL RESULTS
Brazil 16 Wins
Paraguay 11 Wins