John Textor takes Brazil out of trouble!
Exaggerated? Just a little, because it was players from Botafogo, owned by the Lyon owner, who had during the night from Thursday to Friday reversed the trend against a very small Chile (1-2) on behalf of the 9e qualifying day for the 2026 World Cup.
Trailing from the start thanks to a headed goal from the eternal Eduardo Vargas, Marquinhos’ partners finally turned the game around thanks to Igor Jesus and Luiz Henrique (who are they?). Result, a victory which feels good after having lost four of the last five matches, but not enough to make Ronaldinho and Rivaldo want to get enthusiastic about the Selection. After nine days, the selection auriverde is fourth in his groupsix lengths behind the Argentinian leader and respectively four and three points from Colombia and Uruguay.
Argentina hung on, Colombia fell
On a waterlogged and impassable lawn, the Argentinians, with Lionel Messi back in the selection, could not do better than a draw in Venezuela (1-1). It was not for lack of opening the score through the dinosaur Nicolas Otamendi, but another dinosaur, this time Venezuelan, Salomón Rondón, responded to the former Manchester City central defender. In his misfortune, theAlbiceleste was still able to take advantage of the Colombian defeat in Bolivia (1-0) to widen its lead at the top of the qualifying group.
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