With a fairly strong squad, including many great players such as goalkeeper Ederson and famous names such as Ayrton Lucas, Marquinhos, Eder Militao, Danilo, Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes, Vinicius Junior, Lucas Paqueta, Malcom, Richarlison, the team wearing the familiar yellow and green jerseys lost 2-4 to the African representative.
Brazilian players sad after the loss
Interim coach Ramon Menezes set up a 4-2-3-1 formation with Richarlison playing up front. Brazil started the game confidently and controlled the ball as they had done in previous matches. The advantage of ball control helped the South American representative open the scoring in the 11th minute through midfielder Lucas Paqueta. After the first few minutes of being behind, Senegal played well and fought back strongly when they fell behind. In a fast-paced attack, Habib Diallo leveled the score 1-1 for the African representative.
In the beginning of the second half, Sadio Mane's goal and an own goal from centre-back Marquinhos gave Senegal a 3-1 lead. Although defender Marquinhos "atoned" by reducing the gap to 2-3, Mane sank Brazil with the final goal in the 7th minute of injury time when he successfully executed an 11m penalty. Obviously, without Neymar, Brazil played uninspired and somewhat weak.
Senegal (blue shirt) played well in the victory over Brazil
This defeat shows that the Brazilian Football Federation was very wise in reaching an agreement with coach Carlo Ancelotti so that this successful coach can lead the yellow-green team in 2024.
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