Brazil he accomplished his mission. In a stunning defeat with little magic, something typical of the Seleçao, Tite’s team fell to Cameroon (1-0) and yet, they have certified the first position and confirmed that they will be rivals of South Korea in the round of 16.
tits it’s smart. The job is almost done and only a fateful night can pull it off Brazil of leadership Under this premise, the coach from Rio decided to make a coup de effect and rest nine of the eleven footballers who faced Switzerland as starters, only repeating. military Y Fred. He rested the main pieces and charged some others with minutes, although none of them convinced him to start the game against South Korea beyond Gabriel Martinelli, who showed the best behavior.
The match was nothing special. Cameroon were disappointed, coming in with a broken face and playing like that. Despite the fact that the unshakable lions had the most at stake, as they could still fight to reach the round of 16, not one noticed. The eleven is more offensive, with Aboubakar starting this time and Choupo-Moting at the back, but fielding attackers doesn’t do much good if you’re not going to win.
Brazil and its shield are scary, although the five stars it has are more than that. That put the burden on Cameroon, who ran after the ball the entire game. And not that Tite’s did anything special, because what was formed in terms of occasions was quite short. Martinelli is the differential note. He arrived at the World Cup in a peak state of form and his pace and power caused more than one problem for the Cameroon defence, never mind a Gabriel Jesus who missed his chance to come on for Richarlison.
Although there were few chances for both teams, the best was Epassy, Cameroon’s goalkeeper, who took several shots between the posts, almost all of them dangerous. At the discount, when everything seemed to be decided, Aboubakar appeared with a first shot to score a goal that was useless and received a ridiculous red card when he got the yellow and saw the second (91 ‘).
In the end, though not adding up, it was enough to end the lead. Good news begat troubling news. Alex Telles was replaced after a bad fall and may have been injured. Danilo and Alex Sandro are in the infirmary and it is unknown whether Dani Alves, who surpassed Thiago Silva as the oldest Brazilian player at a World Cup, will start against South Korea.
Source: La Verdad
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