It is highly likely that Neymar will take the field Today (12) against Venezuela for the South American Qualifiers. Father to newborn Mavie, he did not play for Al Hilal last week, but is available for coach Fernando Diniz since Tuesday (10), when he got to the Brazilian National Team training ground.
Under Diniz, Neymar has participated in the two games of the last Fifa Date and contributed to good plays on the field. He scored twice against Bolivia and provided one assist to Marquinhos against Peru.
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The game
Brazil leads the South American Qualifiers with six points. After passing through Bolivia and Peru, Amarelinha is looking for another victory. Midfielder Casemiro said that Brazil should always be seen as favorites, but reinforced that the condition does not indicate a positive result on the field.
“I don’t like to hide behind it, I don’t say we should be relaxed or until we win the game, but we have to be realistic that we are favorites and few teams we face we won’t be favourites. It’s football, one of the few sports in which the The favorite doesn’t always win. But we can’t hide the fact that we are favorites. It’s up to us to do it on the field. The Brazilian team is the favorite, but that won’t determine tomorrow’s result”, he explained.
On the eve of his third game in charge of the Brazilian team, coach Fernando Diniz highlighted the opponent’s strengths.
“We have to wait for both scenarios. I can talk about Venezuela, which is a team that didn’t beat Paraguay by chance, it was deserved, and played an extremely balanced game against Colombia, in Barranquilla. In the last games against Brazil, they were games difficult. We analyzed Venezuela’s games, there are players who remain. They have quality, are well trained and extremely competitive. We will try to play a good game tomorrow”, he stated.
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