Rodrygo will be his team's chief attacking threat at the Maracana stadium on Tuesday in the absence of injured teammates Neymar and Vinicius Junior, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Neymar underwent surgery on his left knee earlier this month while Vinicius suffered a hamstring tear in Brazil's 2-1 loss to Colombia on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It's only natural that the responsibility on me will increase,\" Rodrygo told a news conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We were already without Neymar and now Vini is out too. That means people will expect more of me and I hope to reciprocate. I'm working as hard as I can and I'll be giving my best [on Tuesday].\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Reigning world champion Argentina currently leads the 10-team South American qualifying group with 12 points from five games while Brazil is fifth with seven points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rodrygo described the rivalry between Brazil and Argentina as \"special\" and lavished praise on eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Games between Brazil and Argentina are always different,\" he said. \"Even though I've participated in important games, this will definitely be one of the biggest I've played in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Messi is one of the greatest players in the history of football. We respect him a lot because of everything he's done and still does. He's one of the greatest players ever and we're going to be very careful with him.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rodrygo revealed that he could again be deployed as an attacking midfielder against the Albiceleste, as he was against Colombia in Barranquilla.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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