As expected, Brazil dominated from the start and the visitors fought back with a very physical stance. After 15 minutes, a big opportunity came for the home team when the away team’s defender used his hand to block Rodrygo’s pass in the penalty area and the referee blew a penalty. However, the penalty kick was wasted as Neymar kicked lightly and was felt by the goalkeeper.
However, Canarinhos’ pressure did not lessen and eventually led to Rodrygo’s goal: Danilo, after a combination, let Raphinha into the penalty area, he shot on target and his shot was saved by the goalkeeper, but The ball bounced out. opponent’s defender and appeared in front of the goal line within reach of the Royal player, who slid in and put the ball into the net. The visitors failed to make a single shot in the first half, and Brazil could have increased the score after Richarlison’s precise header, a cross from Neymar from midfield,
The home team opened the second half with a goal from Raphinha, who was found by Neymar in the box and beat the goalkeeper with a long shot into the corner. Minutes later, Richarlison missed a great opportunity to increase the score to 3-0 and sent the ball over the crossbar from a few meters away. In the next action, Rodrygo was on the scoreboard again: the striker took advantage of the mistake of the Bolivian defense, and although Neymar’s pass was inaccurate, after Bruno’s reception and pass, he fell. Get into a one-on-one situation and easily defeat your opponent. opponent goalkeeper.
VAR invited the referee to cancel the goal due to Richarlison’s offside against the defender closest to Rodrygo at the time of the shot. Analyzing this action took tens of seconds, but the referee on the field thought the goal was legal.
After just over an hour of play, Neymar was also at the bottom of the scoreboard when Rodrygo passed the ball even though he did it accidentally because he was quite focused on dribbling. For Ney, it was the 78th goal in the national team shirt, helping him surpass Pelé and become the best scorer in the history of the Brazilian national team. After this goal, the Brazilian player slowed down significantly and allowed the guests to surprise. Abrego received a pass between defenders that was too wide and, after sprinting with the ball, he beat Ederson. In the end, Neymar scored the goal with a volley from inside the penalty area following a pass from Raphinha.
Rodrygo showed the side we knew from the beginning of the club season, i.e. his willingness and efficiency to participate in duels. The striker is active on the left wing, where he can carry out the action himself, but can also play one-touch games with Neymar or Richarlison. There are also goals in the national team. It should be emphasized that Rodrygo appeared to have sprained his right ankle in the 74th minute, but the 22-year-old did not request medical help and continued to play, sprinting and dribbling. He finally left the field 15 minutes later.
