The selection of USA. and Brazil They tied this Wednesday 1-1 in a friendly match full of scoring opportunities for both teams and where North American goalkeeper Matt Turner was the standout player. The preparatory match for the Copa América, which starts on June 20, was held at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando (Florida, United States) with all tickets sold.
Among the Brazilians, Real Madrid forwards Vinicius, Endrick and Rodrygo starred, as they seek to win the Cup held by Leo Messi’s Argentina, which they won at the Maracaná in Rio de Janeiro in 2021.
The Americans arrive after losing 1-5 against Colombia on Saturday in a match in which they showed shortcomings and insecurities and in which Timothy Weah was the only one to beat the Colombian goal. For its part, Brazil beat Mexico 3-2 on Sunday. Coach Gregg Berhalter’s students played a 4-3-3 while the South Americans had Vinícius as the forward in a 4-2-3-1.
After fifteen minutes of play in which both teams were afraid of dangerous arrivals and shots and after some flashes of genius from Vinícius, the Canarinha took the lead with a left cross from Rodrygo. Real Madrid’s South Americans continued to threaten Turner’s goal. But the locals were able to get close to Alisson Becker’s area and draw a foul on the edge of the area that Christian Pulisic turned into a goal with a direct shot, with laboratory play allowing the American captain’s low, low right-hander in the 10th. 26. minutes.
Several shots by Rodrygo made Turner uncomfortable, but the Americans turned a blind eye with a solid defense that left no gaps as Brazil showed their touch football in front of the opposition area without being detected. In the second half, Rodrygo continued to shoot and came close to scoring an epic goal from a Chilean half.
Brazil continued its dominance by executing a series of short, quick and precise passes that harassed the host’s goal, but did not cause damage. Endrick, who will turn 18 on July 21 as a new signing for Real Madrid and scored the winning goal in injury time in the match against Mexico, entered the field in the 65th minute and in the blink of an eye was close he can score.
Endrick is not a starter because Brazil’s coach Dorival Júnior, who is unbeaten with two wins and a draw at the head of the team, prefers to reserve him so as not to “rush” because “one mistake can be fatal ” and you have to be “sorry.” he said in a press conference on the eve of the game. Pulisic and Endrick exchanged some dangerous plays for both teams, with the Brazilian initiating stinging attacks.
Both teams continued to offer chances until the final whistle of a match where the American goalkeeper vindicated himself with crucial saves to prevent Brazil from winning, after conceding five goals from in Colombia on Saturday.
DATA SHEET
1 – USA: Matt Turner; Chris Richards; Antonee Robinson; Yunus Musah (Tyler Adams, m.76); Gio Reyna (Johny Cardoso, m.65); Weston McKennie; Ricardo Pepi (Folarin Balogun, m.65); Christian Pulisic Tim Ream; Tim Weah (Brenden Aaronson, m.75); Joe Scally (Shap Moore, m.85)
1 – Brazil: Alisson Becker Danilo da Silva Wendell Nascimento Borges; Marquinhos; Lucas Beraldo; Bruno Guimaraes (Endrik m.65); Lucas Paquetá (Andrea Pereira, m.65); João Gomes; Rodrygo (Gabriel Martinelli, m.83); Raphinha (Savinho, m.65); Vinicius Junior
The objectives: 0-1, Rodrygo (m. 16); 1-1, Pulisic (m. 25)
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras). He showed a yellow card to Brazil’s Joao Gomes
Happenings: Friendly preparation match for Copa América 2024 played at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando (Florida) in front of approximately 60,000 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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