2023-09-09 03:08:00
The Brazilian team took the lead in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with this Friday’s 5-1 win over Bolivia and an exhibition by Neymar, who scored two goals and had the luxury of wasting a penalty. .
Today in the Amazonian city of Belém, Neymar became the Canarinha’s top scorer, with two more than Pelé. Two more goals were scored by Rodrygo and one by Raphinha to complete the win.
The Bolivian discount was scored by Víctor Ábrego in the 78th minute.
The match also marked the debut with the Canarinha of coach Fernando Diniz, who simultaneously directs Fluminense and will be in charge until July 2024, when the arrival of the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, current coach of Real Madrid, is expected.
Find out: ‘Julián Quiñones is like a child with a new toy’; Jaime Lozano values his future forward
Ney missed a penalty in the first half
Neymar, who reappeared in the national team, was the protagonist from the beginning and brought danger to Guillermo Viscarra’s goal.
The Saudi Al-Hilal forward missed a first opportunity to become the top scorer of the Brazilian team, according to FIFA, by wasting a penalty in the 16th minute, following a handball in the area by Adrián Jusino.
Neymar and the late Pelé, in FIFA’s accounts, had 77 goals.
However, for the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), which includes some friendly matches that are not considered by FIFA, Pelé has 95 goals compared to Neymar’s now 79.
Canarinha opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, following a play started by Danilo, which ended with a cross from Raphinha and a definition from Rodrygo.
Then it was Neymar, in a nice individual play; Raphinha, Rodrygo himself and Richarlison were the ones who looked for the second goal, but the first half ended with just the minimum advantage for the home owners.
In the second half, with one minute left, Raphinnha evaded several rivals and beat Viscarra to score the second.
But when Bolivia tried to recover, in the 52nd minute, Bruno Guimarães enabled Rodrygo and the Real Madrid forward made it 3-0, which the VAR had to confirm.
The record has arrived for Neymar
The 4-0, which meant Neymar’s record, came following 1 minute when the former French PSG striker scored on Viscarra following a pass from Rodrygo.
In Bolivia’s first attack, at 77 minutes, the newly introduced Ábrego beat goalkeeper Ederson to score the discount.
In the 79th minute, Neymar hit the crossbar with a shot and in the 92nd minute, already in stoppage time, he retaliated with the second of his own and the fifth for Brazil following a cross shot by Raphinha, Barcelona forward.
Another record that was recorded in the match was that of the Bolivian Marcelo Martins Moreno, who completed 103 official matches with the Green and surpassed former captain Ronald Raldes, now retired.
Martins Moreno, whose father was Brazilian, came to defend the Brazilian under-20 team, but then decided to play for Bolivia, his country of birth and that of his mother, to become its historic striker.
On the second day, on Tuesday, Brazil will visit Peru in Lima, which on Thursday tied 0-0 with Paraguay, and Bolivia will host Argentina, which beat Ecuador 1-0 in Buenos Aires.
From EFE.
1694241092
#VIDEO #Brazil #defeats #Bolivia #dream #record #night #Neymar #Fox #Sports