The South American giants will come face to face with each other on Friday! And Thiago Silva is excited to face Lionel Messi, the Barcelona's talisman
Brazil captain Thiago Silva is not not stressing about coming up against Lionel Messi in Friday's clash with their arch rivals Argentina, but rather he sees it as an opportunity and a thing of pride to be taking on the Barcelona superstar.
It will interest you to know that Messi is back in the Argentina squad for the first time since the Copa America, in which Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in July's semi-final.
It was a controversial encounter that earned Messi a four-match ban and a $50,000 fine after accusing CONMEBOL of corruption.
Silva is not viewing the encounter with trepidation or fear but is happy to be facing one of the best despite Neymar's absence due to injury.
We are not concerned but proud to have a chance to face him," Silva told reporters on Monday.
[Argentina] have their star, we won't have ours [Neymar, who is injured], but Brazil is Brazil, and we showed it during our Copa America win.