With squads decimated by the refusal of English clubs to give up their players, Brazil beat Chile 1-0 in Santiago, in the Monumental Stadium that belongs to the Colo Colo.
Although Brazil lacked some figures who play in English football, the visitor was more precise at the start, and in the first seconds he already had one with Gabriel Barbosa. The young man Vinicius took the pattern of play in the team that Tité directs.
Although Chile was not far behind and picked up the glove. The trans-Andean players played well and approached the Brazilian area, but took precautions against the quick exit of the rival. One of those arrivals ended in a corner kick where Lucas Paquetá he nodded close.
At 26 there was another postcard of the game, with a corner kick for the trans-Andean people who did not know how to take advantage of it, the Brazilians left quickly and Neymar the first one was lost.
But three minutes later La Roja had the clearest after a free kick from Arturo vidal that he stopped Weverton, the rebound was left to Eduardo Vargas placeholder image and again the visiting goalkeeper answered.
Chile went for more and at 33 minutes Eugenio Mena he lowered it from his chest to Ivan Morales, who received advance, sent it inside the network, but the judge annulled the goal.
It was an intense first half that deserved at least one goal from each team. Both had arrivals and the process is promising for the second half.
At the beginning of the complement, Chile arrived with an overflow of Morales, he played towards the middle for Vidal who put a luxury: he stopped it from the right and left-handed he put a surgical pass to Charles Aránguiz that he slipped in the small area and missed what was the first for Chile.
However, it was the visitors who got the upper hand and it was with a bit of Everton Ribeiro at 64 minutes.
In the end there was a play where Casemiro He touched Vidal in the area, but the judge dismissed a possible foul of the Brazilian midfielder.
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