"Rabisco" is the new Copa América ball

To unveil the new official American Cup ball, which will be held in Brazil starting from June 14, they have relied on the largest entity in terms of ball touch, Ronaldinho Gaucho. During the group stage draws, Rabisco, a ball produced by CONMEBOL and sponsored by Nike, was presented. The model is the Nike Merlin, the same used in the Premier League, Serie A, Liga and Copa Libertadores.

The main colors are white and black, along with yellow and blue, which decorate the black lines drawn as if they were signs of a spray can. It is precisely the world of graffiti that inspires the design of Rabisco, in particular, Pichação, a Brazilian calligraphic graffiti style, forbidden in Brazil. The world of street painting can also be seen in the swoosh, from which three black drops of paint drip. Obviously, on the ball there is also the competition logo, green gold and blue with the stylized cup, very similar to the one used for the 2014 World Cup even in the custom font. The 5 stars included in the balloon drawings represent the number of times Brazil hosted the competition. The others had been in 1919, 1922, 1949 and 1989.

As for the competition, in group A Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Peru were drawn in group B Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, and Qatar, in group C Uruguay, Ecuador, Japan, and Chile. The favorites are always Messi and Neymar, with the pitfalls James Rodriguez, Suarez.