1-4: Vinicius made the difference and set Brazil on course

Brazil defeated Paraguay (1-4) supported by a good Vinicius to leave the bad feelings of the first draw against Costa Rica. The end of Madrid He put his team on his back and scored a double in a sensational first-half finish (0-3) to put him on course for a victory that nearly left him in the quarterfinals of America Cup. The Guaraní team sealed its elimination with a second straight loss.

One of the Sao Gonçalo He again became a star for his unstoppable football and for his provocations to his rivals. Savinho, new to the eleven Raphinhamade it 0-2 and had a great performance. Brazil So much is at stake and he responds to criticism with an effective performance that doesn’t fully clear up the doubts surrounding him.

The selector Dorival Junior was initially chosen for Savino instead Raphinha to give continuity to the good minutes offered by the still player of Girona against Costa Rica. The great new eleven brought fluidity, symmetry and overflow to the attacking Brazilwith the Vinicius more liberated and Rodrygo having more weight in the game between the lines.

At the beginning of the crash, a Brazil intense in pressure and vertical in attack, with their daggers on the wings as the main threat but not creating clear scoring chances on goal Morínigo. Viniciushighly motivated, charging down the left wing and pushing his fans to continue pushing from the stands.

The clearest chance, yes, he has Paraguay. Bobadilla He hit a good shot from the edge of the area that flew over a defender and forced Alison with a fantastic intervention to avoid 1-0. The fear had a negative effect on Brazil, which lost the thread of the match against a Paraguay which has grown since then, also supported by his aggressiveness in duels.

After half an hour of the crash, when the canarinha was run over, the referee awarded a penalty for a handball. Vats. Lucas Paquetá took the responsibility but sent the shot wide, a new symptom of the low level of confidence that the player of West Ham.

However, the mistake from eleven meters motivated Brazil and also Packageswho five minutes later filtered a great pass for Viniciusafter drawing Morínigo, would score 0-1 in the 35th minute. Tired of trying to stick to the lime, the Madrid player decided to enter the interior areas and showed that he is more decisive there.

From two Vini The game has become completely insane. Guimaraes hit the crossbar and as play continued, a shot from Rodrygo Rejected by Morínigo It bounced off a defender and landed at the feet of Savinho to make it 0-2 in the 43rd minute. The match became chaotic in the last period of the first half, with Vinicius in the midst of all the battles. For better and for worse, he remains the same. At the end of half-time, good pressure from the Real Madrid player on Alderete led to a bad clearance by the Paraguayan centre-back, making it 0-3 to the silly goal of the day for Vinicus’ double (50′ ).

It seemed that the three strikes closed the curtain on the game, but it was just the beginning Alderete He corrected his previous mistake with a left-footed shot from outside the area that Alisson (49′) was unable to bring Paraguay back into the match. The Brazilian empanada took several minutes and was eventually forced Alison with another save in the 51st minute from Enciso’s shot, the best of the Guaraníes. Dorival’s team retreated and gave the initiative to Paraguay in search of counters of Vinicius, Savino and Rodrygo.

The battle was fought meter by meter with great toughness in the duels allowed by the Chilean referee Piero Maza, whose unusual standard of fouls angered the Brazilians and Paraguayans in equal measure. The canarinha is playing with fire but again a child’s hand Villasanti shot of Savino This was allowed as a punishment.

Paquetá claimed the ball again to dispel the ghosts and this time he didn’t spare Morínigo to make it 1-4 (65′). The goal was a release for the midfielder and his team, who began to live more comfortably thinking about the result in a match that both teams had finished. The carousel of changes in both teams interrupted the pace of the game and the most notable was the red card for Cubas for kicking Douglas Luiz without the ball.

Brazil completed a victory cooked up in the first half by an excellent Vinicius, again Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Colombia and Canarinha will play for first place in Group D on the final day.