Brazilian national team defeated Bolivia’s national team 3-0 in the opening match of the 2019 Copa America at Morumbi Stadium on Saturday (15/6).
The Samba team started the game with domination of ball possession. Daniel Alves and his friends made Bolivia busy in the area of defense rather than building attacks.
Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Thiago Silva recorded a golden opportunity that still cannot change the score on the scoreboard.
Tite’s squad truly display attacking football with short passes which make it difficult for opponents. Slick in building attacks and coordination when in midfield to the final third of the field, Brazil has a final settlement problem.
Brazil attacks from the right and left side, as well as the central corridor of the field repeatedly entered Bolivia penalty box. But the finishing touches of the Brazilian players still haven’t produced a goal.
In addition, Bolivian defenders also look disciplined enough to garner defense so that the first round of the Copa America 2019 opening match ended goalless.
Brazil immediately appeared offensive in the early minutes of the second half. Penetration with a ball by Canarinho’s players implies the ambition of a team that is not satisfied with the failure to score in the first half.
In the 47th minute, referee Nestor Pitana pointed to the spot after seeing the recorded video. The Argentine referee assessed Adrian Jusino handsball.
Philippe Coutinho, who became the executor of the penalty was listed as the first player to score in the 2019 Copa America.
In the 53rd minute Coutinho scored the second goal. This time the Barcelona player headed a pass which Roberto Firmino released.
After two goals down, Bolivia appeared to be brave enough to build an attack. But the efforts made by the visitors were broken when the ball began to enter the Brazilian defense area.
While the host who began to calm down after scoring two goals also did not lose the desire to score additional goals. Tite then included Gabriel Jesus to replace Roberto Firmino in the 67th minute.
78th minute Marquinhos has a golden opportunity. Forward to help attack in a corner soccer situation, a header from Paris Saint-Germain’s defender still leads to goalkeeper Carlos Lampe.
In the 85th minute Everton added a goal for Brazil. Not two minutes into replacing David Neres, Everton made individual moves from the left side. Bring the ball into the middle corridor, Everton then fired a shot that made the ball nestled on the left side of the Bolivia goal.
The score of Brazil’s 3-0 win over Bolivia became the final result of the 2019 Copa America opening match.
