First recital by Vinícius Júnior at the America Cup. The Real Madrid striker, with two goals and a juggling show, unleashed this Friday A Brazilian team that beat Paraguay 1-4 that says goodbye. Savinho and Lucas Paquetá completed the rout for the Canarinha, who will play to confirm their qualification and, in the process, first place in Group D against a Colombia that has gone 25 games without losing.
The central defender Omar Alderete was the author of the only goal for the Albirroja in the 48th minute and, as if that were not enough, ended with ten due to the expulsion of Andrés Cubas in the 81st minute.
Vinicius was the lord and master of the air-conditioned Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Before this match he had scored just three goals in 31 games with the senior team. Today he scored two and drove the Paraguayan defense crazy. Real Madrid’s Vini finally appeared for Brazil.
Dorial Júnior also contributed to the exhibition of the former Flamengo player, who did not forgive the lack of depth against Costa Rica and made two changes at the start. Wendell and Savinho sat Guilherme Arana and Raphinha, the great sacrifice of the 0-0 against the Ticos. The team came out with other energies, less stiff than in Los Angeles. Vinícius quickly found a highway behind Gustavo Velázquez and in the first minute he already made two starts. It was the beginning of the festival that would come later.
And the 7 took the team on its shoulders because the green-yellow team was lost after a promising start and entered the low-rev and crash game proposed by the Albirroja. Encis appeared freely between the lines and the first big opportunity was a shot from Bobadilla that Alisson took with difficulty.
Those from Dorival forgot to widen the field. The technician, arms on his hips, asked for calm. And Paraguay accumulated chances. Bobadilla, Villasanti. Until Vini reappeared. First the play of the penalty by Cubas’ hand after Paquetá’s shot. The West Ham playmaker took a deep breath, made a ‘paradinha’, but He sent the ball out.
The mistake seemed to further enrage the Real Madrid star. ‘Lambretta’, self-passes and a play to remember. The number 7 connected with Rodrygo, and then Guimarães, Paquetá and again Vini, who left Balbuena sitting down to beat Morínigo.
That was what Brazil needed. From then on it was a whirlwind. Guimarães’ shot hit the crossbar and, almost immediately after, the second goal, by SavinhoThe Girona winger only had to push in a poor clearance from Espinoza, after a shot from Rodrygo and a poor save from Morínigo.
Vini continued with his repertoire, which triggered a brawl between the two teams. The Paraguayans did not like the Brazilian striker’s stance at all and forcefully reprimanded him. The response was another goal, which Alderete gave him when he tried to protect a ball against Rodrygo inside the area that the former Flamengo player swept to seal.
Paraguay would dream of the Alderete’s missile from outside the area at the start of the second half. And they could have pulled one back even further if it weren’t for another good save by Alisson from a shot by Enciso, the best of the Paraguayans. A mirage, because another handball inside the area, this time by Villasanti from a shot by Savinho, sealed the deal for Dorival’s men. Paquetá did not wrinkle, he returned to the penalty spot and scoredIt was the final straw for Paraguay, who would end up with one less man after Cubas was sent off for a foul on Douglas Luiz.
Paraguay says goodbye with two defeats. Brazil will put its improvement to the test against the unstoppable Colombia in Santa Clara.
Datasheet
1.Paraguay: Rodrigo Morínigo; Matías Espinoza (d.73 Néstor Jiménez), Fabián Balbuena, Omar Alderete, Gustavo Velázquez; Mathías Villasanti, Damián Bobadilla (d.84 Hernesto Caballero), Adrián Andrés Cubas, Miguel Almirón (d.78 Ramón Sosa), Julio Enciso (d.73 Alejandro Romero); and Alex Arce (d.73 Adam Bareiro). Selector: Daniel Garnero
4.Brazil: Alisson; Wendell, Eder Militao (m.87 Gabriel Magalhães), Marquinhos, Danilo; Selector: Dorival Junior.
Goals: 0-1, m.35: Vinícius. 0-2, m.43: Savinho. 0-3, m.45+5: Vinícius. 1-3, m.48: Alderete. 1-4, m.65: Paquetá, penalty.
Referee: the Chilean Piero Maza. He cautioned Balbuena, Wendell, Militão, Paquetá and Vinícius. He expelled Cubas (m.81).
incidences: Match of the second day of Group D of the Copa America in the United States, played at the Allegiant Stadium, in the city of Las Vegas, in front of 46,939 spectators. A fan jumped onto the pitch in stoppage time and was removed by security.
2024-06-29 05:11:51
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