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Since 2017, Claudio Bravo did not play an official match for the National Team (that unforgettable duel with Brazil that annihilated arriving in Russia in 2018). His return was in a National Stadium behind closed doors and with the obligation to win in the face of the Qatar World Cup. The Betis goalkeeper responded fully, being one of the Red’s high points in the victory over Peru.
Although he no longer wears the captain’s genet, during the game he behaved as such. Ordering, shouting and haranguing his teammates from the start, asking not to make mistakes in a mark or congratulating a good deed. Always active, even if the ball was far from his territory. And if you had to reject a ball away, Bravo yelled: “Fuck it.”
This is precisely a plus that Bravo’s presence in the goal provides: order in the background and gain of meters forward with his departure with his feet. From the statistical point of view it was also a special meeting for the native of Viluco, because he was present in his fifth different round, from the process towards Germany 2006 until now (he debuted against Colombia, 15 years ago).
Peru was not of constant attack towards its arc, however it responded whenever it was called. In that sense, he had a couple of key appearances so as not to open the door to the Incas. When the first half was over, he covered Ruidíaz’s heads up in a big way, amending the hole that La Roja had. In the second period, he contained another one-on-one, but this time the debutant Gianluca Lapadula, in passages when Peru already had more ball control.
Not only his covers were the main images of the game, but also when he greeted Arturo Vidal before the break. “That is Arturo’s nobility, Bravo’s professionalism … Before that, there is his passion for the Chilean flag,” said Reinaldo Rueda post-match.
One who remembered the goalkeeper, from a distance, was Gary Medel. After his great save to Ruidíaz, the Bologna player was present on his Twitter, publishing: “yes bravoooooo tapadon (sic)”.
Bravo, the Chilean soccer player with the most appearances in qualifying matches (50), he responded in a game as special as it was relevant. For the National Team and especially for him.
