'The worst' - What Brazil media said about Newcastle United duo Joelinton & Bruno Guimaraes after defeat

Brazil's World Cup qualifier struggles continued with a 1-0 defeat to Argentina on Tuesday evening - here's how Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes fared in the eyes of the Brazilian media.

Guimaraes started the match at the Maracana as Brazil fell to a third consecutive defeat following a second-half goal from Nicolas Otamendi.

Joelinton was introduced after 72 minutes before Guimaraes was withdrawn for Douglas Luis shortly afterwards. But Joelinton's time on the pitch would last less than 10 minutes as he was shown a straight red card for a push on Argentina's Rodrigo De Paul.

Although the red card appeared harsh on the Newcastle man with De Paul appearing to commit a foul beforehand, that did not stop the Brazilian media from slating his performance.

Major Brazilian outlet GloboEsporte labelled Joelinton as 'the worst' player on the night, handing him a rating of 2/10.

The player ratings stated: "Expelled nine minutes after entering the field, he ended any chance of Brazil reacting. There was a lack of emotional balance."

Meanwhile, Guimaraes didn't fare too much better with a rating of 4.5/10 and was partially blamed for Argentina's winning goal.

GloboEsporte stated: "He started well, with a lot of willingness to mark and good passes. In the second half, he made a beautiful game-changer for Raphinha and a dangerous cross for Rodrygo. 

"However, it was his incorrect throw that led to the corner kick that led to Argentina's goal. Minutes later, he tried another launch and also made a mistake."

Guimaraes and Joelinton now return to Newcastle ahead of Saturday's Premier League match at home to Chelsea at St James' Park (3pm kick-off).