2023-09-27 14:40:52
Last night against Venezuela, Neymar, in search of his first major title in the selection, once again achieved the combined goal plus assist, by converting a penalty obtained by Danilo (64th), then by sending an offering to Gabigol, who All he had to do was push the ball with his chest into the empty cage (89th).
The Parisian striker had already achieved this type of double in the two previous matches, 2-0 against Ecuador and Paraguay at the beginning of June in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Neymar is now at 67 goals in 106 selections, ten lengths behind only behind Pelé’s national goals record.
Before him, his PSG teammate, defender Marquinhos, opened the scoring (23rd) for defending champion Brazil and host of the tournament.
Venezuela was handicapped by the absence of eight players who tested positive for coronavirus, in addition to a few injured. The coach, José Peseiro, suddenly called on fifteen new players to compete in the competition, most of them new to the national team and playing in the Venezuelan championship.
“We all thought it was going to be worse”
Vinotinto, therefore lacking in experience, nevertheless defended well as a unit, in a “very closed” manner according to Marquinhos, but ended up breaking. The Seleçao, rather dull, camped in the opposing camp and monopolized possession, but lacked edge.
However, Neymar offered a few flashes, like these two rushes and dribbles completed by a shot just off target (30th, 83rd), and sent a few well-felt passes and crosses, but his teammates were not in a great mood. day.
“When we manage to place him in a more advanced area of the pitch, (Neymar) is more protected, because there the opponent is afraid of making a firmer mark, a foul in an important area,” explained coach Tite. We structure the team so that it receives fewer balls, but in a more effective way to create chances.
His counterpart Jose Peseiro said he was “proud” of his players. “3-0 is 3-0. Brazil was better. But we all thought it was going to be worse.” In this group B, Brazil will face Peru on Thursday, while Venezuela will meet Colombia.
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