Brazil was unable to take advantage of Colombia, which has recently become one of the superpowers in Latin America. The five-time world champions were winless in their last two matches (one win and a draw). At the same time, Darival Jr.’s team was in a precarious position in the World Cup qualifying table. They were further weakened by an injury-prone squad. However, Brazil won a thrilling victory thanks to a last-minute goal from Vinicius Jr.
Brazil faced Colombia at the home ground BRB Mane Garrincha Stadium this morning (Friday). As both teams are Latin powerhouses, a close fight was expected. The two teams also created a lot of excitement on the field. At the beginning of the match, Brazil took the lead with a penalty kick from the in-form Rafael Rafinha. Luis Diaz scored a goal just before the break to equalize Colombia.
However, in the ninth minute of injury time, Vinicius delighted the home crowd with a powerful shot from outside the box. He secured the victory with a 2-1 goal. Before entering the match, the Seleção were already suffering from the loss of stars like Neymar, Ederson, and Danilo due to injuries. After that, Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker and midfielder García left the field with injuries in the match. In addition, Argentina was in danger of being eliminated from the match if 10 players were shown yellow cards. Which is true for both of them, Bruno Guimarães and Gabriel Magalhaes.