Brazil returned to the winning streak while playing the World Cup qualifying match in Chile. They beat Chile 2-1 earlier today (Friday) with goals from two new forwards. Which to some extent has brought relief to the injury-ravaged Brazil camp. Coach Darival Jr also talked about it. But he can't be complacent just yet, saying the five-time world champions are "just starting to find their way".
Darival Jr
On this day, however, Brazil fell behind after scoring a goal in the second minute of the match. After that, Darival was happy to see the performance of the disciples. Debutant forward Igor Jesus equalized for Brazil with a headed goal in first-half added time. Later, at the very end of the match, Luis Enrique secured the victory with a curved left foot shot. At the end of the match, coach Darival praised the performance of the young team.
He said, 'From the beginning of the match, their concentration was high. As happy as they are, I am happy to see the maturity of the team. Keeping the balance, stability, the young team is trying to increase the pace, moving the ball from both sides. Saw several things in this match that worked. It is clear that we are trying to choose the best path step by step and gradually.'
The Brazil coach also claims that the students have started to find the right path gradually. At the same time hinting to improve in 2026 World Cup again, '(Performance) goes up and down and it will continue. But I repeat, I will appear with a strong team in two years. Everything that has been said before is now being implemented. Today's match included only four players from Brazil's last match in the 2022 World Cup. It's a process. It's basically like I said before, the way we play is changing. We will go through difficult times. But we are finding our way.'
Only four players from the World Cup team (Danilo, Marcinios, Lucas Paqueta and Rafinha) were in this match. With Vinicius Jr. out through injury, regular goalkeeper Alison Baker is also out for four weeks. However, Seleção will want to maintain their progress in the table by maintaining the winning streak. Rodrigo Goes, Rafinha and Martinelli tried their best to make the most of their chances against Chile.
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After this victory, Brazil got 13 points in 9 matches in the Latin region qualifiers. They will play their next match on October 15 against Peru. Today's hard-earned win lifted them to fourth place. Despite drawing against Venezuela on the same day, Argentina retained the top spot in the table. They have 19 points in the draw. In addition, Colombia is second with 16 points in 9 matches and Uruguay is third with 15 points in 8 matches.
