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If it was not brilliant, the Brazilian team found the solutions it needed to beat Uruguay with authority this Tuesday. Very different from the monotony of the game with Venezuela, Brazil exhibited virtues and maintained 100% success in the World Cup Qualifiers.
Under the baton of Flamengo’s Everton Ribeiro, the 2-0 victory was the fourth in four games, leaving Tite’s team in first place with 12 points, three ahead of Ecuador. Arthur and Richarlison scored the goals. Uruguay had chances, but were not happy with the submissions and still lost Cavani, sent off.
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Now, the team will only play the qualifying tournament again in March 2021, against Colombia and Argentina.
Without an opponent to stop playing just to defend themselves, Brazil managed to organize themselves to build their plays behind Uruguay’s second scoring line. He had a good ball touch, reversals and triangulations. But even so, there was a difficulty to penetrate. It was the password for the participation of jersey 10, which played the whole game, and well.
Although the team was hardly threatened against Venezuela, this time it also had to worry about protecting itself. In this way, he did not overtake the wings and gave the attackers defensive responsibilities in the corridors. Even so, Uruguay created chances on the ends, hit the crossbar with Núñez and finished off with Cavani.
But the game was open. As he could not enter the area to finish off, Brazil decided to bet on medium-distance shots. New to the team, midfielder Arthur took advantage of Gabriel Jesús’s center and opened the scoring, taking luck with the deflection in defense. The play started with Everton Ribeiro on the right. The midfielder was free to create from the top and inside, and was the main weapon to equip the attack.
After the first goal, in the 33rd minute, Firmino had the opportunity to expand in the sequence and waste. Uruguay advanced to try to recover in the game. But Brazil controlled the opponent’s actions well. The spaces appeared in the aerial balloon. Renan Lodi crossed through Richarlison to expand at the end of the initial stage.
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Before the break, Uruguay started with another ball on the crossbar. He followed the game with few clear side-to-side chances. And it rewarded efficiency. The second half was even and with fewer presentations. It ended up being marked by Cavani’s very hard entry into Richarlison, which earned him the red card and buried Uruguay’s chances in the match.
