Tevez Affirms "Brazil Played Very Well" After Argentina’s shock 3-0 defeat against Brazil in the Copa America final on Sunday Carlos Tevez told the press that the reason for the result was because “Brazil played very well”. zoom - galleria Tevez, who couldn’t help Argentina win their first continental title since 1993, affirmed that: “Brazil played very well. But at no moment did a result like this one cross our heads”. The West Ham striker continued that “Brazil are always like this. We looked to the counterattack to get even but they stood firm. Things didn’t work out and unfortunately we finished without the title in our hands”. Argentina were completely outplayed and went on to lose their second consecutive Copa America final against the Brazilians after losing out on penalties in 2004. Lionel Messi should have pulled a goal back for the Argentines late on in the match, but Carlos Amarilla controvesially ruled out his legitimate effort for offside. In reference to Amarilla’s performance Tevez said: “Today it wasn’t the referee’s fault”. Tevez was one of few Argentine players that made declarations to the press after the humiliating loss.