World Cup, round of 32: anonymous first half of the green and gold and Asians in the lead with Sano: Casemiro equalized and the winning goal from the Arsenal striker who had just come off the bench
Forget the spectacular Brazil of Pelè’s time or the more recent one of Ronaldo the phenomenon and Rivaldo, now there is a team with few certainties and talents on the drop that is trying to become a team but is struggling a lot. But he has a wise and lucky man on the bench and the “C” factor, as Arrigo Sacchi said, really counts. And so after an unwatchable first half with Japan deservedly ahead and Brazil in physical difficulty, in the second half Brazil took off thanks to the adjustments of their technical commissioner Carlo Ancelotti. In Endrick to pair with Vinicius who was never served in the first 45 minutes and then Martinetti that when the Japanese are convinced that they have won extra time they guess a fantastic play on which poor Suzuka this time he can’t do anything. First, the Parma goalkeeper had deflected Vinicius’ shot onto the post after a spectacular move by the Real forward who would have deserved the goal. A goal that arrived a few moments after the ninetieth minute, even if our Mariani then prolonged the match in an exaggerated manner, reaching ten minutes of injury time. Comeback complete, after Sano’s goal and Casemiro’s equalizer the winning goal was scored by the Arsenal striker.
A lesson to learn
The World Cup will tell us whether the scare Brazil suffered after the anonymous first half will serve to make the green and gold understand that they cannot play at such a low pace to win matches. And Ancelotti will also have to make a reflection as he initially fielded a team with at least three players who are too static: Danilo at these levels it is no longer presentable, Casemiro even though he then scored the equalizer, he had great difficulty chasing his opponent and Paquetà he doesn’t bring any enlightening play to the table and on the other hand slows down the game in an exasperating way. Ancelotti only has some hope of reaching the end if he can enhance Vinicius’ talent, but the Real Madrid striker needs to be more involved in the game however in the first half he remained on the fringes. Then Carletto has the last card to play, that of Neymarif he brought him to the United States it is because he hopes that he can solve some problems for him. Brazil’s next opponent will emerge from the clash between Norway and Ivory CoastAncelotti could find it in the quarterfinals England and in the semifinals l‘Argentina. But the road to Messi is still long.
