Mexico is a dangerous opponent, says captain of the Thiago Silva team

Defender Thiago Silva who will captain of the Seleção in the eighth-final of the Cup against Mexico said that the opponent is a dangerous opponent. "Now we can not go wrong, Mexico deserve to be here, just like us, it will be a tough match," said the defender at a press conference.

For the player, the Mexicans were rightly ranked in the knockout phase. The match takes place this Monday in Samara. Seleção Brasileira were Group E leaders, while Mexico were second in the F, after losing 3-0 to Sweden in the group's final match.

"Mexico has shown great ability, has done well in group stage, has shown a lot of desire to be in the round of 16, and we are going to face it," he said, who will Brazil captain in the round of 16.

Thiago Silva praised Mexico's offensive ability and the mobility of its attackers. Javier Hernández, who is the best player in the world, is a very good player, and we are sure that against three attackers we must be very careful, not only against Javier Hernández. their attackers. "

According to Thiago, Brazilian players can not have "overconfidence". "We are a great team, but Mexico too, we study them a lot, as they do," he added.

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