A night to forget in Barranquilla for the Brazil. The team led by coach Fernando Diniz suffered an unprecedented, unexpected and unusual defeat against Colombia, a team that did not give up, made the most of its home field and knew how to make the most of the opportunities it had.
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At the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium, Colombia achieved its first victory in qualifying against Brazil thanks to a double from Luis Díaz who deserved a night of this style after the tortuous bitterness over the already resolved case of the kidnapping of his father.
Unprecedented defeat, Endrick’s debut and Luis Díaz show
On paper, Brazil aimed to have a golden opportunity to regain victory after the negative results against Venezuela (1-1) and Uruguay (2-0), and things started very well thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s early goal, who opened the scoring around the 4th minute of the match.
After several minutes of offensive disconnection, but with apparent dominance in possession of the ball, one of the events that conditioned the match occurred: Vinicius Jr.’s injury. The Real Madrid star was substituted in the 27th minute and there are still doubts about the scope of it.
Little would we know that this injury would be the omen of the bitter night that was coming for those led by Fernando Diniz, who barely managed to get three shots on goal in the entire match. In the 75th minute, Luis Díaz made his first stellar appearance of the night, sending the ball into the nets to make the transitional 1-1. In the stands, his father, Mane Díaz, cried with joy at seeing his son shine with the national team.
UNBELIEVABLE MOMENTS OUT OF COLOMBIA!
LUIS DIAZ SCORES TWO GOALS IN FIVE MINUTES TO TAKE THE LEAD OVER BRAZIL!
FOOTBALL ❤️ pic.twitter.com/QdjcKBBEWQ
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 17, 2023
Shortly after, around the 79th minute, Luis Díaz was in charge of saving an excellent cross, scoring the final 2-1 and making the night bitter for the Verdeamarela and thus achieving an unprecedented event in the Conmebol qualifiers: Never, in all its length and rich history, the Brazilian National Team had lost two consecutive games in the South American qualifiers.
Already in the final stages of the match and with the intention of giving his team an extra offensive touch, Fernando Diniz gave the opportunity to debut Endrick, a Brazilian pearl who played just over 10 minutes after coming on in the 82nd minute for Raphinha. The young star did not have time to help the visiting team, it was too late.
Now Brazil will face the need to improve its position in the standings against Argentina next Tuesday, in Rio de Janeiro. Currently, the five-time world champions appear in 5th place in South America. It is not a comfortable position.
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