当地媒体分析

The Rio Times believes Chile will offer “a far sterner test” than what Brazil have faced so far, although the group game against Mexico will have prepared them for the tactics and intensity they will come up against. The Santiago Times is far from confident, meanwhile, calling Brazil Chile’s “perennial bogey team” and “the rival which all of Chile was praying it would avoid”. Let’s hope the players are more optimistic.

巴西媒体The Rio Times并不乐观，他们认为和智利的比赛将是开赛以来巴西遭遇的最艰难的一战，尽管此前在小组赛阶段对阵墨西哥时，巴西已经将技战术水平提高到了另一个层次。相反，巴西另一媒体The Santiago Times则对巴西队充满信心，他们把巴西称为“智利的永恒梦魇队”以及“智利人求神拜佛不想遭遇队”。让我们期待双方球员对比赛更有信心。

Key battle: Luiz Gustavo vs Arturo Vidal

关键一战：古斯塔沃 VS 比达尔

He rarely plays a long pass, rarely ventures out of his own half and rarely makes the headlines, but Gustavo is arguably Brazil’s key man, along with Neymar. The Wolfsburg midfielder is a genuine anchorman, often dropping between the Seleção's two centre-backs (see graphic) to allow their full-backs to get forward. Crucially, he rarely strays from a central position, either, which means he won’t be strictly shadowing Vidal, whose free role means he pops up all over the attacking third, as he did against Spain (see graphic). Lightning central bursts are what Gustavo will have to look out for, while Vidal will be among several Chileans looking to stop Gustavo from starting Brazil’s attacks, fairly or unfairly.

虽然很少放长传、很少离开己方半场参与进攻、很少上头条，但古斯塔沃和内马尔一样，可以说得上是巴西队的关键先生。这名狼堡中场是一名天才司令塔，他经常后撤到到巴西队两名中卫之间，在马塞洛和阿尔维斯后插上的时候保护后防。更加关键的是，古斯塔沃习惯于镇守中场，比达尔又善于后插上并在前场扮演自由人，这就意味着古斯塔沃不会紧抓比达尔不放。由守转攻时的灵光一闪是古斯塔沃需要做到的，但与此同时，比达尔将和其余几名智利球员对他进行夹击，企图把巴西队的进攻扼杀在古斯塔沃脚下。

Facts and figures

数据一览

Eduardo Vargas has scored in each of his last 2 appearances for Chile against Brazil, including a goal in Belo Horizonte in April 2013.

Chile have lost each of their previous second round fixtures, both of which were against Brazil (0-3 in 2010 and 1-4 in 1998).

Chile have never beaten the Seleção on Brazilian soil, losing 20 and drawing 6.

爱德华多（Eduardo Vargas ）在过去两次对阵巴西的比赛中都有取得进球，其中包括在贝洛奥里藏特举行的一场友谊赛（巴西2-2智利）。

智利从未在淘汰赛阶段取胜，两次在十六强被巴西淘汰（2010年0-3、1998年1-4）

巴西在主场面对智利保持不败：20胜6平。

FourFourTwo prediction

442预测

Home advantage + Neymar = Brazil to edge it. 1-0.

主场优势+内马尔=巴西1-0智利

（译者 chukawing）