Note: This match was postponed due to weather and rescheduled for Friday night at 6 p.m. ET.
The greatest international rivalry in all of football will write a new chapter Thursday night.
Brazil travels to Buenos Aires to meet Argentina in the 97th edition of the Superclasico. Both teams enter with identical records (36-36-24). Argentina hold a slight advantage in goals scored (151-147), but what they lack is a single victory in World Cup qualifying.
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The Albiceleste stumbled to a 2-0 loss to Ecuador and a scoreless draw with Paraguay in Matchdays 2 and 3, respectively. A 3-1 victory over Venezuela allowed Brazil to climb to fifth in the CONMEBOL table with three points.
A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
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Preview
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires
Weather: 70°F, Rain
Odds, per Oddschecker: Argentina (17/10) - Draw (23/10) - Brazil (9/4)
TV: beIN Sports
What They're Saying
Argentina: 1 pt from first 2 World Cup qualifiers, its worst start ever in WC qualifying (never winless in first 3 games); vs Brazil tonight
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 12, 2015
Neymar: "Brazil will do everything to beat Argentina next week." pic.twitter.com/0udMeiIE9K
— #FechadoComASeleção (@BrazilStats) November 6, 2015
CUATRO: Messi has trained at the same rhythm as his team mates for the first time since suffering a knee ligament tear back in September.
— M.A.J (@UltraSuristic) November 12, 2015
"Messi, Aguero & Tevez are injured, we have to make do with Lavezzi, Higuain & Di Maria." Football's equivalent of 'first world problems'?
— Addy (@Addyylaide) November 12, 2015
As for today, we have Dunga vs Martino, a football match between two great national teams that will actually be a horror show.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) November 12, 2015
Dunga (Brazil coach) "If we look at the ranking by numbers and statistics, Neymar is superior right now." [efe]
— FC Barcelona Fl (@FCBarcelonaFl) November 11, 2015
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