DBasia.news – Neymar’s first match as the permanent captain of Brasil national team resulted in a sweet result. Playing against the United States (US) at MetLife Stadium, Friday (7/9) night, Brasil won with the 2-0 score.
Liverpool player Roberto Firminho scored two goals for Tite squad, using the assist from Douglas Costa and Neymar’s penalty kick. Brasil got the penalty after Fabinho hit Will Trap in the forbidden box. The goals happened in the first round.
After the match, the US caretaker Dave Sarachan revealed that his squad performed nervously, especially at the beginning. This often happened, especially when playing against the opponent like Brasil.
“I think it was pretty evident we had kind of a nervous start. I thought the ability to connect passes was a difficult chore for our group early in the game. When you concede possession against a team like Brazil, it makes it hard. You do a lot of chasing,” Sarachan said.
However, Sarachan took the positive lesson from the match. Moreover, the US performance is progressing throughout the match. Now, he believes the squad has gained many lessons to enhance their strategy.
One of the reasons behind lack of creativity from the US squad is the absence of Borussia Dortmund midfielder, Christian Pulisic. Sarachan said the team really missed Pulisic’s contribution who is now injured.
Meanwhile, another goal on this match completed Neymar’s goal record with Brasil national team to be 58 goals. Now, he is just 5goals away from Ronaldo (62 goals) as the second top-scorer for Brasil. The first position is for Pele (77 goals)