Igor Jesus e Luiz Henrique repeated in Brazilian team the success they accumulate at Botafogo, the leading team in the Brazilian Championship. This Thursday, 10th, in Santiago, the two attackers from Botafogo were the largely responsible for the Brazilian victory nas South American Qualifiersavoiding yet another embarrassment for the coach’s team Dorival Junior.
“This shirt represents a lot, because we know everything that is happening, but we want to change that, and we are going. We are starting. The first step was this victory. We have another very important game in Brasília. We are going to represent this shirt with a lot of determination, a lot love. We are the first team with five stars on our chest and we will defend with all the love and affection”, said Luiz Henrique, scorer of the winning goal. He referred to the game on Tuesday, 15th, against Peru.
Igor Jesus made his debut for the national team. Practically at the first chance, the striker made a beautiful header to deflect goalkeeper Cortés. Thus, the player scored the first with hopscotch.
“Very happy with the goal. Congratulations to the whole group, who gave themselves from beginning to end. Today we managed to put into practice what we worked on. Happy for the victory”, said Igor Jesus, who tied the match at the end of the first half.
The fourth victory, in nine games, left Brazil with 13 points, in fourth place, behind Argentina (19), Colombia (16) and Uruguay (15). Ecuador and Bolivia, both with 12, are next.
The next match is against Peru, at Mané Garrincha, in Brasília. Dorival Júnior will not be able to count on Lucas Paquetá, who received his third yellow card this Thursday.
