Selection faces Spain next Saturday
The Brazilian team is one step away from the Olympic bi-championship. This Tuesday morning at Kashima stadium, Brazil beat Mexico on penalties after a 0-0 draw in no normal time.
The game started with the Brazilian team in the defense of Mexico and got good opportunities. Without much output, a Mexican team found spaces in Brazil’s mistakes, and nearly opened the scoreboard in the final minutes of the first half. The second stage of the game was marked by a lot of confusion, there were five yellow cards. Richarlison’s header on the trip at 36 minutes of the second half saved a second stage of little creation. The match dragged on in extra time, with no opportunities for the two teams, although it was the Brazilian team who took the initiative in the game.
The excitement was all for penalties. The goalkeeper Santos defended the first charge in the dispute and evaluation of Brazil to pass Mexico in penalties by 4-1. In the maximum penalties, Daniel Alves, Martinelli, Bruno Guimarães and Reinier were scored for Brazil.
The Brazilian men’s soccer team reaches the third consecutive Olympic final and isolates itself as the sport’s biggest Olympic medalist, with the guarantee of the seventh podium in history. It was gold in 2016, silver in 1984, 1988 and 2012 and bronze in 1996 and 2008. The final will be against Spain next Saturday at 8:30 am, Brasília time.
